Press Statement  AG Campbell Issues Statement On SCOTUS Ruling Protecting Mail-In Voting

Boston — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Watson v. Republican National Committee, holding that states may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before election day but arrive after election day: 

“Today’s decision affirms what we have long known to be true: states have the primary authority to administer and regulate elections. Voters who send in their ballots on or before Election Day should not be disenfranchised, and this decision confirms our state’s choice to count those ballots.   

Democracy wins when every eligible vote is counted and when voters have meaningful access to the ballot box. I will continue working to ensure that elections remain free, fair, and accessible for Massachusetts residents.”