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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 absentee ballot ruling provides legal victory for RNC on eve of election
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"We just got word that we WON the case. Election Day is Election Day - not the week after. We will keep fighting, keep winning, and keep sharing updates," he added. 

Last week, it was revealed that about 3,000 absentee ballots were mailed late to voters in Cobb County, with just days to spare ahead of Election Day. A county judge ruled on Nov. 1 that the Cobb County Board of Elections could count the ballots if they arrived by 5 p.m. Nov. 8, and were postmarked by 7 p.m. Nov. 5.

On Monday, the state's Supreme Court granted an emergency motion ruling that ballots will only be counted if they are received by 7 p.m. Tuesday. 

The ruling comes after the ACLU, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit last week regarding roughly 3,000 voters in Cobb County who did not receive absentee ballots. A Superior Court judge subsequently ordered election officials to overnight mail the delayed absentee ballots, and ruled that the ballots should be counted if they are received by Nov. 8. 

The ACLU lamented the state Supreme Court ruling on Monday, and urged "all affected voters to prioritize voting in person on Election Day, November 5, 2024, if at all possible."

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