June 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's bid to strike down a Mississippi mail-in ballot grace period that allows ballots to be counted when received after election day.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld Mississippi's mail-in ballot law that allows absentee ballots to be counted up to five days past Election Day.

Trump slams Supreme Court ruling allowing late mail-in ballots, demands Congress pass the SAVE Act requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Nevada and about a dozen other states that accept late-arriving mail ballots can continue to do so.

The US Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s law allowing late postal ballots, rejecting Trump’s challenge and shaping voting deadlines before November’s midterms.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Nevada and about a dozen other states that accept late-arriving mail ballots can continue to do so.

Election officials in states that allow mail ballots to be counted after Election Day say they are relieved that the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an effort to outlaw the practice.

The Supreme Court ruled that state laws allowing for the counting of mail-in ballots after election day are not in violation of federal law.

The Supreme Court ruled that state laws allowing for the counting of mail-in ballots after election day are not in violation of federal law.

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Nevada and about a dozen other states that accept late-arriving mail ballots can continue to do so.