Late Ballots and Legal Chaos | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 30, 2026 · 1m

The Supreme Court just ruled that states can count mail-in ballots arriving after Election Day, in a narrow 5-4 decision that sided with Mississippi’s grace period — a ruling that could’ve saved Ohio’s old four-day window, but the governor shut it down with a new law, claiming he couldn’t wait for the Court’s decision. Now experts warn this move may backfire, causing confusion and disenfranchisement among voters who rely on mail-in ballots — especially seniors, disabled voters, and rural residents — while also exposing how out of step Ohio’s lawmakers are with both the Court’s conservative…