The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a Republican-led challenge led by former President Donald Trump to state rules that allow some mailed ballots to be counted after Election Day. The ruling holds that states may count late-arriving mail ballots when their laws permit receipt after Election Day, as long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day. PBS NewsHour reports the decision applies to laws in more than half of the states and the District of Columbia that permit counting ballots that arrive within a set number of days following the election. The Globe and Mail notes the outcome avoids requiring election officials to change ballot-handling rules on short notice ahead of the next midterm elections. The Oregonian similarly says the decision allows Oregon to continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day under its existing process. Yahoo News summarizes the same outcome, stating the Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots and rejects the challenge. Overall, the Court’s decision preserves state authority over certain deadlines and procedures for counting mail-in ballots, within the constraints described in the ruling.