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Georgia judge rejects last-ditch Republican attempt to block voting

Georgia judge rejects last-ditch Republican attempt to block voting



Judge allows Fulton county election offices to be open Saturday and Sunday for mail-in ballots to be dropped offA 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 open over the weekend to allow hand return of absentee ballots. Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-02 23:10:18

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