Washington, June 29 -- Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision ruling that federal election-day statutes do not preempt a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and received within, five days of election day:
"The 5-4 ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee represents a victory in the generational fight to expand access to voting. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary idea that the power of government derives from the people, we must recognize that a government by, of and for the people reflects the perspective - and...