Rep. Eric Burlison Leads Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Defending a Uniform Federal Election Day

Rep. Eric Burlison Leads Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Defending a Uniform Federal Election Day

<span>Rep. Eric Burlison Leads Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Defending a Uniform Federal Election Day</span> <div class="evo-feature-slider__field-evo-photo-video"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold visually-hidden"> Image or Video </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="media-item media-image evo-image-full-width"> <div class="image__field-media-image"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold visually-hidden"> Image </div> <div class="field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="http://burlison.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/burlison.house.gov/files/styles/evo_image_full_width/public/evo-media-image/screenshot-2026-02-13-at-12.30.33-pm.png?h=d2f9c14c&amp;itok=TxL6Y4OR" width="1920" height="1080" alt="EB Newsmax" class="img-fluid"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span><span>Nathaniel.Luca…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-13T12:27:05-05:00" title="Friday, February 13, 2026 - 12:27">Fri, 02/13/2026 - 12:27</time> </span> <div class="evo-feature-slider__field-evo-summary"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold visually-hidden"> Summary </div> <div class="field__item">The case concerns whether Mississippi’s law allowing absentee ballots received after Election Day to be counted conflicts with federal statutes that establish a uniform Election Day for congressional and presidential elections. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state law is preempted by federal law and cannot stand.</div> </div> <div class="evo-feature-slider__field-evo-source-url"> <div class="field__label font-weight-bold visually-hidden"> Link </div> <div class="field__item"><a href="http://burlison.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-eric-burlison-leads-amicus-brief-supreme-court-case-defending-uniform">/media/press-releases/rep-eric-burlison-leads-amicus-brief-supreme-court-case-d…</a></div> </div>