AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the state of Mississippi on Monday, saying they're allowed to count ballots that are postmarked by election day, but arrive up to five days later. "Personally, I was surprised by this ruling," Votebeat Senior Reporter Dion Nissenbaum told Nexstar. Justice Amy Comey Barrett, appointed by President Donald Trump, and Chief Justice John Roberts, appointed by former President George W.