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Supreme Court rejects Democratic attempt to extend Wisconsin mail-in voting deadline (CNN) A divided Supreme Court said Monday that mail-in ballots in Wisconsin could be counted only if they are received by Election Day. Democrats in the state had asked the court to allow the counting of ballots that arrive up to six days after Election Day if they were postmarked by November 3. The ruling was 5-3, coming just before the Senate voted to add Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Justice Elena Kagan, joined by her liberal colleagues, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer, dissented from the court's order. Senate confirms Trump's Supreme Court nominee a week ahead of Election Day Last week, the court had upheld a ruling by a state court in Pennsylvania extending the mail-in ballot deadline there. Early voting began in Wisconsin  last week, and the court's decision could impact the tally in a key battleground. Wisconsin was one of three Rust Belt states that gave ...