Mississippi is going to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling that struck a state law to count mail-in absentee ballots after election day.

In several states, early ballots exceeded the total number of votes cast in 2016. Motivated Americans turned out in person and by mail to ensure their ballots were counted amid a pandemic.

Mississippi officials are appealing a federal court ruling against the state's law allowing mail-in ballot counting up to five days after federal elections. The Republican Party challenged the law ...