The case before the court challenges a Mississippi law that allows absentee ballots received after Election Day to count if they are postmarked by Election Day.

And in New Hampshire, Democrats dodged a bullet when popular former governor Chris Sununu again passed up a Senate campaign, leaving his less-popular elder brother, John Sununu, to compete with another former senator,

Alaskans in 2020 approved a citizens initiative to adopt what is called ranked choice voting and used it for the first time in 2022. It eliminated party primary elections and moved the state to a one-size-fits-all primary where the top four vote-getters advance to the general election, regardless of party affiliation.

Peltola, whose party views her as a top recruit in its uphill battle to flip the Senate, is challenging GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.

The former congresswoman is the latest top-tier recruit for Democrats, who face a difficult Senate map this year as they try to retake control of the chamber.

Democrats are getting the news they’d been hoping for out of Alaska, with former US Rep. Mary Peltola launching a Senate campaign on Monday morning.