Senate Republicans push Election Day deadline for California's marathon ballot counts

Senators James Lankford and Mike Lee introduced legislation requiring all mail-in ballots to be received by Election Day polls closing time, citing a Supreme Court ruling in support of the measure. The proposal would set a federal deadline for ballot receipt in mail-in voting systems. Lankford represents Oklahoma and Lee represents Utah. The senators did not specify which Supreme Court ruling they referenced or provide additional details about the legislation's timeline or prospects for passage.

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