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 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.
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,
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 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 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 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 absentee ballot ruling provides legal victory for RNC on eve of election
Georgia Supreme Court ruled that ballots in Cobb County will only be counted if they are received by 7 p.m. Nov. 5 after election officials mailed absentee ballots late.
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,
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered that Cobb County may only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
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Cobb County absentee ballots arrive in nick of time
The last batch of absentee ballots mailed back to Cobb County arrived with just minutes to spare. A U.S. Postal Service worker pulled into the elections office parking lot near the Big Chicken ...
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‘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 ...
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 ...
Georgia Republicans, Trump campaign file lawsuit to halt counties 'illegally accepting' early voting ballots
The lawsuit names seven counties: Clayton County, Cobb, DeKalb, Gwinnett ... that these counties were "illegally ...
LIVE Cobb County Georgia election results
When polls close on Election Day, an estimated 70% of ballots, including those cast early or absentee, will be ready for ...