A Georgia judge recently invalidated new election rules approved by the state’s Republican-controlled election board, calling them “unconstitutional” and against state law. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox ruled that the board did not have the authority to implement the rules, which included a hand-count rule for Election Day ballots and rules related to result certification. The ruling came after another judge blocked the hand-count rule, arguing it could cause delays in reporting final results and that county election boards cannot refuse to certify election results. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office and the state election board have not yet commented on the ruling. The state, a battleground in elections, has seen record-breaking early voting turnout with over 300,000 ballots tallied on the first day of in-person early voting, surpassing the previous record set in the 2020 election. This legal ruling highlights ongoing disputes over election rules and processes in Georgia, a key state in recent national elections.
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