RNC challenges Mississippi's grace period for mailed ballots

The Republican National Committee files a federal lawsuit in Mississippi federal district court challenging the state's 3-day grace period for mail ballots received after Election Day. The RNC argues that the grace period violates the 1872 federal Election Day statute (2 U.S.C. § 7), which specifies that federal elections occur on a single day in November. Legal scholars argue this marks the beginning of a coordinated judicial effort to restrict mail voting accommodations across the country.