Poll: Vast Majority Agree Ballots Should Be Received by Election Day

The vast majority of likely voters believe ballots should be received by Election Day, an Honest Elections Project survey – released ahead of the Supreme Court hearing arguments on the matter – found.

The survey found that the likely voters “overwhelmingly support” ballot deadlines for Election Day.

Overall, 83 percent believe ballots should be received by Election Day, and of those, 57 percent “strongly” agree they should be received by that day. There is bipartisan agreement as well, as 93 percent of Republicans, 83 percent of independents, and 74 percent of Democrats agree ballots should be received by Election Day.

Furthermore, a majority, 60 percent, of likely voters agree that mail-in ballots received after polls close on Election Day should not be counted. A majority of Republicans and independents – 80 percent and 59 percent, respectively – agree with that sentiment, but just 42 percent of Democrats join them.

The survey