The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports on Watson v. RNC, a forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court case considering whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, a practice used in Nevada and 15 other states.

The article notes that the Center for Election Confidence (CEC) filed an amicus brief, which highlighted Nevada’s recent experience simply:

The glut of ballots received after Election Day caused bipartisan and needless frustration that could have been prevented through simple compliance with federal law.

The piece frames the case as one with national implications, potentially affecting states’ deadlines, administrative burdens, and voter-confidence concerns ahead of 2026.

CEC’s amicus brief, which it filed with partners Honest Elections Project and RITE, distills its broader argument: that Congress established a single nationwide Election Day to protect voter trust, that receipt of mail ballots is a required “final act of selection” under Foster v. Love, and that counting ballots received after Election Day engenders mistrust and undermines uniformity. Emphasizing that delays and inconsistent state practices threaten the legitimacy of election outcomes, CEC urges the Court to resolve the issue now and reaffirm that ballots must be received by Election Day to be validly “cast,” ensuring nationwide clarity before the next federal election cycle.