The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for July 1, 2026In a Surprising Pro-Voter Decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi’s Five-Day Mail-In Ballot Grace Period After Election DayThe U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly upheld Mississippi’s law allowing eligible mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after election day.  The decision protects voters in the 29 states which allow receipt of absentee, mail-in, or overseas UOCAVA ballots after election day, if postmarked on or before that day.Some podcasting platforms strip out our links.  To read our resources and see the whole script of today’s report, please go to our website at https://AmericanDemocracyMinute.orgToday’s LinksArticles & Resources:U.S. Supreme Court - Opinion in Watson v Republican National CommitteeU.S. Supreme Court - Docket in Watson v Republican National CommitteeSCOTUSBlog - Justices uphold state law allowing for late-arriving mail-in ballotsBrennan Center for Justice -  Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Watson v. Republican National CommitteeNational Conference of State Legislatures - Receipt and Postmark Deadlines for Absentee/Mail Ballots Related ADM Reports:American Democracy Minute - March 23rd, U.S. Supreme Court Hears Mississippi Case Which Could Impact Mail-in Ballots in 14 or More StatesAmerican Democracy Minute - The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Appear Likely to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods, Affecting Dozens of State Laws and Millions of VotersGroups Taking Action:Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC,  ACLU MS, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Campaign Legal CenterRegister or Check Your Voter Registration:U.S. Election Assistance Commission – Register And Vote in Your StateFind all of our reports at AmericanDemocracyMinute.org#Democracy  #DemocracyNews #USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Mississippi #WatsonvRNC #MailInBallots