Mississippi
Judge rejects GOP challenge of Mississippi timeline for counting absentee ballots
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee that sought to block Mississippi from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days after after it.
FILE - An election resolution board counts absentee ballots Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Hinds County Courthouse in Jackson, Miss. A federal judge on Sunday, July 28, 2024, dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block Mississippi from counting absente... [2518 chars]