Watson v. Republican National Committee · ¶53

Regardless, plaintiffs’ definition of “election” would do little to address the concerns they identify. Plaintiffs and the dissent argue that if we uphold Mississippi’s law, States could put party bosses, ballot harvesters, or Uber drivers in charge of collecting ballots. See Brief for Republican Respondents 22; post, at 17. Yet this would also be permissible under their interpretation, so long as the ballots are delivered by election day. As the dissent concedes, the relevant statutes regulate “only the timing of election processes, not their manner.” Post, at 12. So concerns about the “manner” of ballot delivery have nothing to do with this case.

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