Sep 14, 2026 · 28 min · 7 segments
Mississippi’s mail-in voting law was upheld this summer by the U.S. Supreme Court, voting 5-4 to maintain the 5-day window for counting mail-in ballots after Election Day. Meanwhile, President Trump…
First, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi's election laws and how those laws might be changed in the 2027 legislative session.
And second, what's going on with the Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting, homeland security, voter rolls, the U.S.
I'm curious if you think it's possible to talk about the legal aspects of these issues separately from the political.
You know, I think Lucian will agree with me that we have a longstanding preference for Mississippi controlling its voting scheme.
However, Some of us may disagree with it, but this is the straitjacket that the president's policies have Mississippi Republicans in.
The bill that actually brought this five-day period that I know we're going to discuss today into effect was in 2020.
Some of the notable people who voted in favor of it were Jason White, Trey Lamar, Jennifer Branning, Chris McDaniel, Daniel Sparks, all luminaries within the Mississippi Republican Party.
In fact, the only person who voted against this bill at first pass was Ed Blackman in the House.
And so here's a bill that was a Republican bill, a Republican policy passed six years ago.
And this is just, you know, that kind of tells you the political cynicism that underlines this stuff.
First, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Mississippi's election laws and how those laws might be changed in the 2027 legislative session.
And second, what's going on with the Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting, homeland security, voter rolls, the U.S.
I'm curious if you think it's possible to talk about the legal aspects of these issues separately from the political.
You know, I think Lucian will agree with me that we have a longstanding preference for Mississippi controlling its voting scheme.
However, Some of us may disagree with it, but this is the straitjacket that the president's policies have Mississippi Republicans in.
The bill that actually brought this five-day period that I know we're going to discuss today into effect was in 2020.
Some of the notable people who voted in favor of it were Jason White, Trey Lamar, Jennifer Branning, Chris McDaniel, Daniel Sparks, all luminaries within the Mississippi Republican Party.
In fact, the only person who voted against this bill at first pass was Ed Blackman in the House.
And so here's a bill that was a Republican bill, a Republican policy passed six years ago.
And this is just, you know, that kind of tells you the political cynicism that underlines this stuff.
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