The Supreme Court ruled in the United States that ballots arriving after Election Day can be counted under certain state voting periods. The decision affects state election administrators, voters whose ballots arrive late, and national political organizations involved in election-law disputes.

The ruling weighs preserving access through state voting periods against enforcing a uniform deadline for ballot arrival. Readers must assess whether the Court's handling of this ballot-counting rule appropriately balances those interests, while the account does not specify the ruling's full scope across state election laws.