Concerned about mail delays, US Democrats and voting rights groups sued in courts across the country, asking election officials to count ballots as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and arrive in the days after. While the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, over the loud objection of Republicans, ordered a three-day extension, courts have upheld the Election Day deadline in Michigan and Wisconsin, two key states that will probably shape the outcome of the 2020 race.

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