With the 2026 midterm elections having already begun, the ongoing Supreme Court case Watson vs. Republican National Committee is debating a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day as long as they are postmarked for Election Day. 14 states and the District of Columbia provide this grace period for voters, and 29 states in total allow additional time for at least some voters, namely military and overseas voters. The case comes amid general scrutiny and disinformation on the security of mail-in ballots by the Trump administration.

To understand the potential impacts of this issue on voters, Radio Catskill’s Julia Kim had the chance to speak with the Brennan Center of Justice’s Andrew Garber, who was involved in the amicus brief that was submitted, as well as David Becker of The Center for Election Research and Susan Lerner of Common Cause New York, a nonpartisan group that aims to advance voting rights and protections.