Republican National Committee v. Democratic National Committee

Summary

The Court granted a stay of the district court’s preliminary injunction that would have allowed absentee ballots mailed and postmarked after election day to be counted. It held that, absent a request from the plaintiffs, the district court exceeded its authority by altering election rules on the eve of the election, and therefore absentee ballots must be postmarked by April 7, 2020 and received by April 13, 2020, or be hand‑delivered by April 7. The decision relied on the Purcell principle and the need to avoid judicial disruption of election procedures.