Military advocates concerned about active-duty voters

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court could eliminate grace periods for mail-in ballots for overseas voters, officials from voting rights advocacy organizations said on Thursday.

In a virtual press conference held on Thursday, representatives from three groups that advocate for military and overseas voters said they are expecting a decision from the court at any time.

The lawsuit that seeks to end these grace periods, Watson v. Republican National Committee, saw the Republican National Committee challenge Mississippi law that requires election officials to count absentee ballots as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received five business days after Election Day. The argument against current Mississippi law is that it runs afoul of federal statutes that define Election Day as one specific day, advocates said.

“The case remains pend...