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 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 deadline.
Deadline dash: Georgia county rushes to mail 3K absentee ballots just days before election
Georgia's third-largest county is running late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters just a few days before the election.To deliver the ballots
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.
Georgia Justices Rule Ballots Can't Be Counted After Election Day
While a lower court previously extended the deadline for absentee ballots in the suburban county, Georgia's high court ruled that the ballots can only be counted if they arrive by
Georgia voters warned to verify voter file before Election Day
Election officials were able to resolve the issues and both were able to vote early, but those voters are now urging others to double-check their voter files.
Georgian Court Annuls Election Results Over Voting Violations
A district court in Georgia has canceled election results from 30 precincts, citing violations of voting secrecy, as reported by RFE/RL’s Georgian service on November 4. This decision comes amid claims of election fraud.
Thousands of Georgia Voters in Democratic County Might Not Have Ballots Counted
All the ballots are in Cobb County, a northern suburb of Atlanta that voted for Joe Biden in 2020 and could be a ...
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Here's how to check voting wait times across metro Atlanta
As voters line up at the polls to cast their ballots, 11Alive is tracking wait times in metro Atlanta's "Core 5" counties.
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1 dead, 1 in custody after double shooting in Cobb County
A Cobb County man was arrested early Sunday after a double shooting left one dead, according to police. Courtney Rashun Woullard of Austell was charged with murder, two counts of aggravated assault ...
Tim Walz campaigns in Cobb County in home stretch of election
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, capped a day of campaigning across Metro Atlanta with a rally at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel near Truist Park in Cobb ...
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Feds to monitor elections in metro Atlanta, adding to other security efforts
The Justice Department will be monitoring voting procedures in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties to ensure voting ...
Fulton County 2024 election: What has changed in the last 4 years
As the presidential candidates make their final rounds in the seven battleground states, the Fulton County Board of Elections ...
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Parents file lawsuit against Cobb County School District over last-minute public comment change
The lawsuit comes nearly 14 months after an altercation took place outside the Cobb County School District building.