On Wednesday, a federal court rejected a Republican challenge to Nevada’s ability to count ballots sent in by mail up to four days following the election. The challengers were Republicans from both the federal and state levels.
The RNC, the Nevada GOP, and the campaign of former President Donald Trump filed the lawsuit, claiming that Nevada’s electoral statute violates federal law and provides an unfair advantage to the Democrats.
Wednesday, the court issued a decision declaring that the plaintiffs couldn’t challenge the Nevada mail ballot receipt deadline and dismissed the case because they lacked standing.
Postmarked by November 5, Election Day, election officials in Nevada are allowed to total votes received by 5 p.m. on November 9, according to the state’s existing electoral legislation, which was approved by Democrats in 2021. Three days following the election, at 5 p.m., the envelopes must have been received, even if they do not bear a distinct postmark.
The Republican-backed lawsuit contended that Democrats are more prone to vote later and via mail, which increases the likelihood that their votes may be received after the election.
Federal law still prohibits mailing ballots after Election Day, according to RNC Election Integrity spokesman Claire Zunk, who said that a liberal judge unjustifiably dismissed their case.
This legal action was taken less than four months before the 2020 presidential election in a crucial swing state. In that state, which casts six Electoral College votes, President Biden defeated former President Donald Trump by a razor-thin margin of 33,500 votes.
Among 800 Nevada registered voters surveyed by YouGov/The Times/SAY, Joe Biden is lagging behind Donald Trump. The results showed that Trump had a four-point advantage, with 46% to 42%.
After giving a speech at yesterday’s NAACP annual convention, Biden has been in the state since Monday. Before testing positive for COVID-19 and self-isolating, he was supposed to speak to UnidosUS, the most prominent Hispanic advocacy and civil rights group, this afternoon.
