The world’s most prominent democratic republic celebrates its 250th anniversary Saturday, ending a week many election integrity advocates would rather forget. The Supreme Court ruled Monday in Watson v. RNC that states can count non-military mail-in ballots received days and even weeks after the closing of polls. Later that same day, supporters of stricter election laws suffered another legal defeat as Alaska’s highest court ruled that a Senate candidate with the same name as the lawmaker he is trying to oust can remain on the ballot.At the same time, the SAVE America Act — which would require voter ID nationwide and proof of citizenship for voter registration — remains held up in the Senate with an uncertain path ahead. Jason Snead, the executive director of Honest Elections Project (HEP)