(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a case challenging state laws that allow ballots to be counted if they are received after Election Day.

The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, specifically challenges a law in Mississippi that allows mail-in ballots to be counted within five business days after an Election Day as long as the ballot is postmarked by an election’s date.

Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia also allow mail-in ballots to be received after Election Day as long as they are postmarked by that day. A decision in this case would set a precedent for other state election laws.

“The stakes are high: ballots cast by – but received after – election day can swing close races and change the course of the country,” lawyers for th

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