A federal judge dismissed a challenge from the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former President Donald Trump’s campaign that argued accepting mail-in ballots up to four days after Election Day is unconstitutional.
Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda Du dismissed the suit on standing after Nevada officials argued the RNC and Trump campaign did not prove the extended deadline created a disadvantage.
“The causal link between counting mail ballots received after Election Day in Nevada and Organizational Plaintiffs’ alleged electoral injuries is too speculative to support standing,” Du ruled.
After President Joe Biden won Nevada in 2020 by 33,596 votes, the state legislature officially extended the deadline for which counties could accept mail-in ballots post-marked by Election Day to four days after Election Day. The statute is similar to a temporary pandemic-related measure that extended the mail-in ballot deadline to seven days post-election in 2020. It also permits ballots “whose date of postmark cannot be determined” to be accepted so long as they arrive before 5:00 p.m. on the third day after Election Day, according to the ruling.
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The RNC and Trump campaign argued the extension “violates federal law” that establishes a uniform Election Day.
“The result of Nevada’s violation of federal law is that timely, valid ballots are diluted by untimely, invalid ballots, which violates the rights of candidates, campaigns, and voters under federal law,” the suit filed
