What happened

The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a case that could decide how — and when — mail-in ballots for federal elections are counted.

The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, is the “latest of several high-profile voting cases” the court has taken up this term, said CNN .

Who said what

More than two dozen states allow mail-in ballots postmarked before Election Day to be counted days later, a “grace period” that “aids voters — including military personnel — whose ballots are delayed for reasons outside their control,” said Politico . The justices agreed to consider the challenge from the RNC and Mississippi Republicans and Libertarians over a state law that allows mail-in votes to be counted up to five days after Election Day.

The “conservative U.S. Court o

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