Supreme Court declines to hear PA absentee ballot case
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Frankly, it amazes me that counting ballots that were postmarked by election day was ever a thing. Three days seems tight. Most mail would likely arrive within three days, but occasionally a letter takes longer to get to its destination. In my own state, ballots postmarked by election day are counted if they arrive within 17 days after the election date. I don't think anyone has ever challenged this. Of course, we're not a swing state and the Presidential election count is never even close. It does mean it takes a while to know for sure with closer races or ballot initiatives within the state, however.
It's hard to imagine a letter taking that long to arrive, but now and again something does get held up in the mail and arrives slightly tattered and encased in one of those plastic baggies with an apology note from the USPS. I have images of one of their drug or explosive sniffing dogs having a moment of "fun" with it, but it's more likely that it was fed into one of their machines poorly.
It's hard to imagine a letter taking that long to arrive, but now and again something does get held up in the mail and arrives slightly tattered and encased in one of those plastic baggies with an apology note from the USPS. I have images of one of their drug or explosive sniffing dogs having a moment of "fun" with it, but it's more likely that it was fed into one of their machines poorly.