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US Senators Want to Set a Deadline for Counting Election Ballots

US Senators Want to Set a Deadline for Counting Election Ballots

US Senators Want to Set a Deadline for Counting Election Ballots
These senators are using a recent Supreme Court decision to push for this change. They want to make sure that all ballots are counted on the day of the election.
Lankford and Lee are introducing a new law that would create a national deadline for counting ballots. This means that ballots received after the deadline would not be counted.
Lankford says this law will help people trust the election results more. He calls it the Ballots by Election Day Act.
This is a response to a recent Supreme Court decision about mail-in ballots.
A person is voting at a polling station.
Lankford talked to Fox News about the problem of slow ballot counting in some states. He said his state, Oklahoma, can count all its ballots on the day of the election.
Lankford explained that Oklahoma finishes counting its ballots by 9 pm on election day. Then, they start checking the results to make sure they are correct.
The new law would mean that ballots received after the polls close would not be counted. This would apply to all states, including those that currently take a long time to count ballots.
California's slow ballot counting has been criticized by many people.
The law targets states like California, where ballot counting can take days or weeks.
Lee said that counting ballots after the deadline can lead to cheating and doubt about the results. He thinks the new law will help prevent this.
Lankford believes that states like California do not have trustworthy election systems.
A judge recently blocked an election order by Trump.
Lee spoke at a news conference about the SAVE America Act.
Lee said that it is a problem when people do not know the final election results for weeks or months.
The senators' push for this law comes after a Supreme Court decision about mail-in ballots.
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The Supreme Court did not say when ballots must be counted, so the senators are trying to set a deadline.
Lankford said that the Supreme Court's decision left an opportunity for Congress to set a deadline. He thinks this will help build trust in the elections.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital.