The U.S. Supreme Court issues a 5-4 ruling that endorses grace periods for mail-in ballots under a Mississippi law. The decision overturns a lower court’s ruling that had found the Mississippi provision inconsistent with federal statutes governing the timing of federal elections. According to the reporting, the Supreme Court’s majority concludes that the state’s approach allowing certain allowances for mail-in ballots is permissible under the federal framework. The close vote indicates a split among the justices, with four dissenting. The ruling changes the legal landscape for how Mississippi administers mail-in voting, particularly regarding the timing-related “grace period” treatment for ballots submitted by mail around election deadlines. The case centers on the interaction between state election administration rules and federal requirements tied to election timing for federal offices.