Georgia, absentee ballots

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.
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 County Says Thousands of Absentee Ballots Being Mailed Late
Georgia's third-largest county said that thousands of absentee ballots are being mailed late before the November 5 election. Election officials in Cobb County, which is north of Atlanta, were using U.S. Postal Service express mail and UPS overnight delivery to send over 3,000 absentee ballots to voters on time.
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 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 top court won't extend ballot deadline in win for Trump
The top court in the battleground state of Georgia ruled on Monday that Cobb County cannot extend the deadline for counting about 3,000 absentee ballots that were sent out shortly before Election Day,
Georgia Supreme Court Rules That Ballots Submitted After Election Day Will Not Be Counted
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that Cobb County, Georgia’s third-largest county, may only count absentee ballots received Nov. 5 by 7:00 p.m. The Republican National Committee had challenged a judge’s order extending the ballot deadline to Nov.
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Cobb County absentee ballots arrive in nick of time
Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day A Cobb County judge initially issued an order allowing the elections office to count ballots received through the end of the ...
Deadline extended for some voters after absentee ballots delayed in Cobb County
On Friday, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy signed an order that extends the return deadline for the absentee ...
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 ...
Thousands of Georgia Voters in Democratic County Might Not Have Ballots Counted
Georgia's highest court has ruled that over 3,000 absentee ballots might not be counted if they are received after ...
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Cobb absentee ballots arrive in nick of time
Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day A Cobb County judge initially issued an order allowing the elections office to count ballots received through the end of the ...
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Federal judge rejects RNC challenge to absentee ballots in Georgia
In order to accommodate the high number of advance voters, election officials in several Georgia counties, including at least ...