US EditionGeorgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots
- A Georgia judge has rejected a Republican lawsuit that aimed to block counties from opening election offices on weekends for voters to submit mail ballots in person.
- The lawsuit argued that state law does not allow ballot drop boxes to be open past the end of advance voting, but the judge disagreed.
- Judge Kevin Farmer stated, "I find that it is not a violation of those two code sections for a voter to hand-return their absentee ballots.
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Judge Rejects Suit Over Opening Election Offices Over Weekend
A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices this weekend to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit named only Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to...
Georgia Judge Dismisses GOP Effort to Halt Weekend Absentee Ballot Drop-Offs
A Georgia judge has dismissed a Republican lawsuit attempting to prevent counties from operating election offices over the weekend to accept hand-delivered absentee ballots. The GOP plaintiffs argued that Fulton County’s decision to open the election offices on Nov. 2 and 3 where voters could hand-deliver absentee ballots directly to registrars was unsupported by state law and violated rules requiring that ballot boxes be locked after early voti…
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A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit only named Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes most of the city of Atlanta and is home to 11% of the state’s voters. But at least five other populous counties that tend to vote for Democrats also announced election offices would ope…
RNC Sues Four Georgia Counties Over Alleged Law Violations, Poll Watchers Denied Access
The RNC has taken legal action against Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties in Georgia. They’re being accused of flouting state law by extending office hours and accepting absentee ballots after the advance voting period ended. The lawsuit also claims Republican poll watchers were stopped from observing the process. This was backed up by a leaked email. In a statement, the Georgia GOP called this a “blatant violation”. The suit seeks to u…
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