re: NC court says ballots can be counted 9 days after election

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Where can this "9 days" be found in the Constitution?

I'd like to read the section for myself.

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Where does it say the election has to be on the first Monday in November?

It doesn't.

The Constitution mandates that election day be the same all over the country. As far as the process for the members of the Electoral College casting their votes, Article 2 has a lot of specific language. But as far as the general election of those electors...what we will do on Nov. 3...it only says this:

"The Congress may determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same throughout the United States."

Congress has the power to set election day. The Constitution doesn't specifically discuss when the votes have to be counted.