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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.
Cobb County won’t get extension to count absentee ballots despite mail delays, Ga. Supreme Court rules
Cobb County election workers can only count absentee ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday.The ruling came after two civil rights groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center,
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 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.
Cobb County Judge Grants Absentee Ballot Deadline Extension Amid Mail Delays
A judge extended the deadline for Cobb County absentee ballots delayed in the mail, allowing them to be counted if received by Nov. 8.
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 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 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
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Cobb 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 ...
Civil rights groups file suit to extend return deadline for 3,000 Cobb voters whose absentee ballots were delayed
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Civil rights groups including the ACLU on Friday announced a lawsuit to extend the return deadline for ...