Watson v. Republican National Committee · ¶52

Finally, plaintiffs assert that requiring ballots to be received by election day protects election integrity and increases voter confidence in election results. See, e.g., Brief for Republican Respondents 46–48; accord, post, at 16–22. As we have said time and again, however, policy arguments are properly directed to legislatures, not courts. See, e.g., SAS Institute Inc. v. Iancu, 584 U. S. 357, 368 (2018); BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 593 U. S. 230, 245 (2021). The question today is not whether requiring ballots to be received by election day is a good or bad idea; the question is whether the idea has made its way into the United States Code.

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