Watson v. Republican National Committee · ¶27

The federal election-day statutes do not preempt Mississippi’s law. The defining element of an “election”—the term used in all three federal statutes—has always been the electorate’s choice of candidate. And a related federal statute, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), confirms that while federal law dictates when ballots must be cast, state law dictates when they must be received.

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