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’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,
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 ballots until Friday, Nov. 8.
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.
Court rules Cobb cannot extend deadline for absentee ballots
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday overturned a Cobb judge's ruling to allow more time for some 3,400 late-mailed absentee ballots to be returned.
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 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 dea
US judge denies Republican bid to block some Georgia absentee ballots
A U.S. judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Republicans to block seven counties in the battleground state of Georgia from accepting some absentee ballots, and chided the party's lawyers for what he termed discrimination against political opponents.
A Last-Minute Georgia Supreme Court Order Puts Thousands Of Votes At Risk
Thousands of Cobb County voters had been given extra time to return late-delivered ballots. Then the Georgia Supreme Court stepped in.
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 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.
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