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Three Trump Judges Just Issued a Shock Ruling That Could Wreak Havoc on the Election

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The 5th Circuit ruled that states may not count ballots that are mailed by Election Day but received shortly thereafter.

Frida Ghitis : The ruling applies only to Mississippi , but 18 states and D.C. accept late-arriving ballots.

She says the court’s obvious goal, aside from destabilizing a close election, is to tee up a Supreme Court decision that could wipe out all these laws in one fell swoop.

John Avlon : States have counted late-arriving absentee ballots for more than a century .

Avlon says the RNC sought a revolution in election law because 18 states and D.C. already accept such ballots.

He says the 5th Circuit created a vehicle for the justices to visit this issue after the election and potentially strike down nearly 20 states’ laws.

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