Georgia Supreme Court overturns absentee ballot extension in Cobb County
Georgia's Supreme Court reversed a lower court's ballot extension in the swing state Monday, ruling that 3,000 absentee ballots -- sent out late in Cobb County -- will only be counted if they are rece
Georgia Secretary of State investigating why 3400 absentee ballots in Cobb were mailed late
Not long after that announcement, civil rights groups filed a lawsuit that listed three plaintiffs who said they didn’t receive absentee ballots after submitting requests.
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 deadline.
‘Unprepared’ Georgia county facing lawsuit rushes out 3,000 ballots as election nears
Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit in Southern swing state Georgia after a key county said it was still working to mail more than 3,000 ballots after the state’s deadline.
Georgia Supreme Court reverses extension of Cobb County’s absentee ballot deadline
About 3,000 Cobb County voters who did not receive their mail-in ballots on time will not receive an extension beyond Election Day to cast their votes after a state Supreme Court ruling Monday. The affected voters had filed for their absentee ballots ahead of the deadline,
Georgia Supreme Court halts Cobb County absentee ballot extension deadline | What this means for voters
The new decisions comes after a Cobb County Superior Court Judge signed an order allowing Cobb Elections to count the affected absentee ballots received by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, as long as they are postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 5. The extension applied to absentee ballots mailed after Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Georgia Supreme Court halts Cobb County extension of absentee ballot deadline
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that any ballot received by 7 p.m. on Election Day can be counted, but any ballots received after the deadline through 5 p.m. on Nov. 8, must be kept separately and securely, but not destroyed, until further notice from the court. Those late ballots would not immediately be counted.
US judge denies Republican bid to block some Georgia absentee ballots
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Republicans to block seven counties in the battleground state of Georgia from accepting some absentee ballots, and chided the party's lawyers for what he termed discrimination against political opponents.
Georgia’s top court cancels extension for delayed ballots in Cobb County, siding with RNC
Georgia’s highest court on Monday ruled that thousands of Cobb County voters who received their ballots late will not have their votes immediately counted if their ballots are received by officials after Election Day,
A Last-Minute Georgia Supreme Court Order Puts Thousands Of Votes At Risk
Thousands of Cobb County voters had been given extra time to return late-delivered ballots. Then the Georgia Supreme Court stepped in.
Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit to block hand-returned mail ballots
A Georgia judge has blocked attempts to keep voters in Fulton County from submitting mail-in ballots in person. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with officials in the Peach State about election security.
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