A Michigan appeals court's decision to rescind a 14-day extension for the receipt of mail ballots is the latest in a wave of partisan court battles over voting by mail
A Michigan appeals court rescinded a 14-day extension for the receipt of mail ballots, returning the deadline to 8 p.m. on Election Day, the latest decision in a wave of partisan court battles over voting by mail.
Friday’s decision by a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a lower-court’s ruling that ballots postmarked by the day before Election Day should be counted if they are received within 14 days after the election.
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