(Washington, DC) March 23, 2026 — Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Watson v Republican National Committee (No. 24-1260), a case challenging the enforcement of federal Election Day statutes.
In its Amicus brief, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) argues that Election Day should mean Election Day. PILF asked the Court to affirm the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit finding that Mississippi’s law allowing a five-day grace period for post-marked ballots violated federal law.
“Having certainty on election day about the results brings stability to the nation,” said PILF President J. Christian Adams. “Uncertainty and endless mail ballot counting is destabilizing.”
The PILF brief counters the argument that military and overseas voters could lose their vote. They will not. Congress enacted the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) and the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act to protect those voters. The laws work. The two statutes mandate early ballot transmission, provide enforcement mechanisms, and operate alongside the federal Election Day statutes.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) is the nation’s only public interest law firm dedicated wholly to election integrity. The Foundation exists to assist states and others to aid the cause of election integrity and fight against lawlessness in American elections. Drawing on numerous experts in the field, PILF seeks to protect the right to vote and preserve the Constitutional framework of American elections.
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