Certain absentee ballots in one Georgia county will be counted if they’re received late
Certain voters in Georgia’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will have their votes counted as long as their ballots were postmarked by Election Day and are received by Friday.
Georgia absentee ballot ruling provides legal victory for RNC on eve of election
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that absentee ballots that were mailed late to voters in Cobb County will only be counted if they arrive back to election officials by Election Day, sparking GOP leadership to take a victory lap.
Judge rules against GOP over weekend absentee ballot returns in Georgia
A federal judge ruled against Republicans in a challenge to Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations over the weekend and Monday for voters to return their absentee ballots in
Georgia high court says absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day, even in county with delay
Georgia’s highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late to return them after the dea
Georgia Supreme Court rules late-arriving ballots must be set aside
The Georgia Supreme Court’s decision means that any late-arriving ballots by the roughly 3,000 “Affected Voters” that come in after Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. will be set aside for now, barring any potential appeals to the Supreme Court.
Georgia judge: Republican absentee ballot lawsuit ‘frivolous’
A federal judge Tuesday scolded Republican Party attorneys for what he called a “frivolous” lawsuit that accused election officials in seven Georgia counties of breaking the law by letting voters hand-deliver their absentee ballots over the weekend.
Georgia Justices Rule Ballots Can't Be Counted After Election Day
The Court ordered that consistent with Georgia Code Section 21-2-386, the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration may only count absentee ballots received by the statutory deadline of 7:00 p.m. local time on Election Day, November 5, 2024.
Judge rules against RNC in Georgia absentee ballot lawsuit
The RNC and the state GOP requested an injunction, claiming that seven county election boards illegally accepted absentee ballots past the allowed time. They requested that ballots accepted after Friday be separated from the others.
Republicans target weekend absentee ballot returns in Georgia
Republicans are taking aim at Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations this weekend for voters to return their absentee ballots in person. The Republican National Committee
Georgia Supreme Court halts Cobb County extension of absentee ballot deadline
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court has stayed the current deadline to accept absentee ballots, following delays attributed to an equipment failure and a surge in last-minute applications. The Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse that decision through the state’s highest court.
Georgia high court says delayed absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day
Voters in Georgia's third-largest county received many absentee ballots late, but a judge ruled they still must return them by Tuesday. (Scripps News)
Georgia GOP threatens lawsuit against deep-blue Fulton County over extended absentee voting
Republicans are threatening to sue Fulton County, Georgia after it and several other counties extended office hours for ...
Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s third-largest county is running late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to ...
Georgia early voter turnout surpasses 4 million on final day of early voting period
Georgia's early voter turnout rivals early voting totals from the last presidential election in 2020. Here’s a look at ...
How is Voter Turnout So Far in US Election? A Look at the 7 Swing States
More Democrats than Republicans voted early in the Keystone State, the swing state with the most electoral college votes, 19.