Democratic and Republican National Committees

The Democratic National Committee has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Watson v. Republican National Committee, urging justices to overturn a Fifth Circuit ruling that found Mississippi’s five‑day grace period for counting mail‑in ballots postmarked by Election Day violates federal law. The DNC argues that 'election' refers to voters’ act of choosing candidates, not the later counting of ballots, warns that siding with the RNC could invalidate similar laws in roughly 30 other states and D.C., and frames the GOP challenge as an effort to disenfranchise voters who rely on mail voting, including seniors, people with disabilities and military voters.