A federal judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit challenging a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if received up to five days after. The ruling is seen as a victory for voting rights advocates and voters in Mississippi. The lawsuit aimed to reject mail-in ballots that are cast by Election Day and received shortly after. Despite widespread calls for change, Republicans in the state Senate had previously refused to amend the law to allow mail-in votes to be counted ahead of Election Day.