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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.
Cobb County Extends Absentee Ballot Deadline for Affected Voters, Ensures Every Vote Counts
Cobb County extends absentee ballot deadline for specific voters due to a mailing issue, ensuring their votes count in the election.
Supreme Court: Cobb County absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day
The ruling affects 3,000 voters — all of whom had received their ballots late, and had been granted an extension by a lower court judge.
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 county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election
Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county say they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters, just a few days before the election
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 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.
Cobb County can only count absentee ballots received by Election Day, Georgia 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.
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.
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 ...
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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Georgia Republicans escalate attacks on counties that accepted weekend ballots
Republicans protested the opening of county offices this weekend to accept absentee ballots, despite a ruling by a Fulton County judge that the practice was legal.