La Corte Suprema ha autorizzato il conteggio delle schede nella Carolina del Nord ricevute fino a nove giorni dopo le elezioni, purché le schede siano timbrate entro il giorno delle elezioni, una vittoria per i Democratici in un altro stato chiave.
Republicans and the Trump campaign had asked the court to reinstate a three-day extension that had been set by the state legislature last June. The court rejected the request without comment.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett took no part in the decision because she had not had time to fully review the briefs, ha detto la corte.
A federal appeals court had allowed the nine-day extension that was set by the State Board of Elections amidst the pandemic, as part of a legal settlement.
“The extension simply makes it easier for more people to vote absentee in the middle of a global pandemic that has killed over 200,000 Americani, ” the appeals court ruled.
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