Under-the-radar Supreme Court case could end California’s delayed election counts for good

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 771 words · By Josh Christenson

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Under-the-radar Supreme Court case could end California’s delayed election counts for good See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleWASHINGTON — A pending case at the US Supreme Court could put an end to delayed ballot counts — like in the recent Los Angeles mayor’s race in California — that have caused voters to lose confidence in elections, according to…

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The high court in March heard oral arguments in Watson v.

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Claim 1: “Around 30 states have some sort of grace period for absentee ballots as well, letting military or US citizens abroad cast their votes.”

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The evidence mentions that California observed other states' grace periods for military and overseas ballots, but it does not provide a count or confirmation that 'around 30 states' have such grace periods.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 30 or U.S. Highway 30 (US 30) is an east–west main route of the United States Numbered Highway System, with the highway traveling across the Northern U.S. With a length of 3,112 miles (5,00…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 30 (US 30) is an east–west arterial surface road in northern Illinois. It runs from across the Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa, to Lynwood at the Indiana state line. This is a distance…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in the U.S. state of Oregon is a major east–west United States Numbered Highway that runs from its western terminus in Astoria to the Idaho border east of Ontario. West of Portla…
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Claim 2: “the 47th president’s DOJ has been investigating some aspects of the election that took place in Georgia since Trump’s return to the White House.”

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Claim 3: “Los Angeles residents still don’t know, nearly a week after, whether candidates Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman will advance to a runoff contest in November against incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Nithya Raman advanced to face Karen Bass in the LA mayoral runoff and that the result was declared nearly a week after the election, with Spencer Pratt being the candidate edged out.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Karen Ruth Bass (; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Bass previously served in the U.S. Hous…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nithya V. Raman (born July 28, 1981) is an American urban planner, activist, and politician serving as the Los Angeles city councilmember for the 4th district since 2020. Raman, a member of the Democr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nithya_Raman

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web search NEUTRAL — Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles city council member, has advanced to the November runoff for LA mayor, edging out former reality TV villain Spencer Pratt for the chance to face the incumbent m…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/karen-bass-n…

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Claim 4: “Dozens of court cases also did not produce rulings that shifted any ballot tallies to deny Joe Biden’s victory”

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Claim 5: “Trump’s former attorney general Bill Barr said there wasn’t evidence of fraud widespread enough to alter the 2020 outcome.”

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Multiple independent news sources and web search results confirm that Attorney General Bill Barr stated there was no evidence of widespread fraud sufficient to change the 2020 election outcome.

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web search NEUTRAL — US Attorney General William Barr says his justice department has found no proof to back President Donald Trump's claims of fraud in the 2020 election. "To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that …
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55153366

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump was angry AG Bill Barr said there was no widespread election fraud in 2020.She walked down the hall and found the White House valet in the dining room, changing the tablecloth. He pointed to the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Disputing President Donald Trump’s persistent, baseless claims, Attorney General William Barr declared Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has uncovered no evidence of widespread voter fraud that coul…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/HyFLu9Eow

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Claim 6: “The high court’s decision in the Watson case is expected this month before the justices’ summer recess.”

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Web search results explicitly state that the Supreme Court is expected to make a decision in Watson v. RNC by the end of June, which aligns with the timeframe before the summer recess.

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web search NEUTRAL — In March, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case that could reshape how states handle the small share of mail ballots that arrive after Election Day.
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/what-could-the-supreme-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In Watson v. Republican National Committee, the Supreme Court is considering whether Mississippi may count absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but received up to 5 business days later…
https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/watson-v-rnc/

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web search NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision in Watson v. RNC by the end of June. REUTERS. “If somebody in Gulfport the day after the election asks, ‘Is the election over?’ the common sense answer…
https://nypost.com/2026/03/23/us-news/supreme-court-lawyer-n…

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Claim 7: “GOP backing for absentee ballots has declined in the last decade, according to surveys conducted by Pew Research.”

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The evidence provided includes general information about Pew Research and the GOP, but no specific survey data or reports indicating a decline in GOP backing for absentee ballots over the last decade.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the second presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies. At the time wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pew Research Center political typology (formerly the Times Mirror typology) is a political spectrum model developed by the Pew Research Center. It defines a series of voter profiles that identify …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing populist and nationalist political party in the United States, sitting on the right-wing to far-right of the political sp…
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Claim 8: “The RNC even launched a tracking website to record how long it will take for all ballots to be counted.”

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Two separate web search results confirm the RNC's use of a website to track and highlight the duration of ballot counting, specifically mentioning a 'website tracker counting the seconds' for California.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican National Committee (RNC) said it has filed national lawsuits to stop several states from counting mail-in-ballots after Election Day, as California has taken nearly a month to certify s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican National Committee also highlighted California’s slow count on its website. “The California primary ended on June 2, 2026; yet California is still counting ballots,” the RNC website tra…
https://www.libfails.co/new-leader-in-los-angeles-mayor-race…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued Michigan Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson (D) Tuesday to block protections that make it harder for partisan poll challengers to interrupt the state’s ballot-co…
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-sue-…

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Claim 9: “It’s one of at least 14 states, along with California, New York and Texas, as well as the District of Columbia, with laws that allow for late ballots so long as envelopes are postmarked by Election Day.”

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While web search results discuss the general concept of mail ballot deadlines and mention California's policies, there is no specific evidence provided in the search results that lists 'at least 14 states' including New York, Texas, and DC as having this specific law.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — State Route 14 (SR 14) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that connects Los Angeles to the northern Mojave Desert. The southern portion of the highway is signed as the Ante…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Route 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs between Los Angeles, California, and Tumwater, Washington. U.S. Route 101 in California covers approximately 808 miles…
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Claim 10: “The high court in March heard oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a Mississippi case”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms the existence of 'Watson v. Republican National Committee' as a Supreme Court decision regarding mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day. Additionally, web search results confirm oral arguments were heard in March.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp., 348 U.S. 66 (1954), was a conflict of laws case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_v._Employers_Liability_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Watson v. Republican National Committee is a 5–4 United States Supreme Court decision in which the court ruled that mail-in ballots cast and postmarked by Election Day can be counted if they are recei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_v._Republican_National_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Denton "Tex" Watson (born December 2, 1945) is an American convicted mass murderer and former central member of the "Manson Family" led by Charles Manson. Watson is frequently identified as th…
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