Harris campaign celebrates after Georgia judge blocks hand-count ballot rule
Georgia Democrats and the Harris campaign are celebrating after a state judge temporarily blocked a measure that would require the hand-counting of ballots after they are cast.
Judge McBurney Cites Jan. 6 as Reason for Stopping Georgia Hand Count Vote
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote that voters still have a memory of the January 6 riot at the Capitol, in which former President Donald Trump 's supporters tried to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden 's election win.
Georgia Judge Blocks MAGA Election Subversion Rule
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Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
The State Election Board last month passed the rule requiring that three poll workers each count the paper ballots — not votes — by hand after the polls close.
'This election season is fraught' | Georgia judge halts hand count rule as election day nears
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With early voting in Georgia already underway, a Fulton County judge has halted any enforcement of a new election rule regarding hand-counting ballots. According to a Tuesday court filing, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled to stop implementation of the hand count rule.
Georgia judge suspends new hand-count ballot rule
A Georgia judge on Tuesday halted a new rule from the State Election Board requiring three poll workers in every precinct to hand-count every ballot cast on Election Day. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said the rule,
Georgia judge blocks controversial hand count ballot rule on record early voting first day
Judge Robert McBurney said the last-minute addition of a hand count rule would lead to "administration chaos" on election day.
Georgia Judge Strikes Down Controversial Election Rules
A judge on Wednesday stopped a controversial election board in Georgia from rolling out new rules for how ballots should be counted and handled, the latest courtroom setback for allies of former President Donald Trump.
Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification
A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”
Georgia judge blocks rule requiring hand-count of US election ballots
A Georgia judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a new rule requiring poll workers to hand count ballots in November's U.S. elections, in a defeat for Donald Trump, whose Republican allies pushed the change after he lost the battleground state in 2020.
Georgia Judge Rules Election Officials Must Count All Votes and Certify Results
Doug Bock Clark ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A Georgia judge ruled this week that county election board members cannot block the certification of votes based on suspicions of fraud or error.
Here's a look at the Helene cleanup at Fort Eisenhower
Fort Eisenhower was not immune to the damage brought by Helene. Now, we’re getting a firsthand look at the extent of the ...
How a Kavanaugh opinion was used against a right-wing ballot move in Georgia
A Georgia trial judge blocked a late-breaking bid to hand-count ballots in the battleground state, citing Kavanaugh’s 2022 ...
Brett Kavanaugh's Words Used to Thwart Last-Minute Georgia Voting Changes
A warning by Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh that hand-counting ballots can lead to "chaos and confusion" has been used ...
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Challenging Georgia elections is harder than in 2020 — but some may try
In a contentious state like Georgia after the election, a losing candidate could still attempt to change the result despite new laws and court rulings since 2020.
Georgia election officials don't get to 'play investigator' and must certify results
A state judge ruled that Georgia voters "would be silenced" if local election workers could refuse to certify the results of ...
Trump Dismantling the Rule of Law Will Destroy the Economy
Their warning builds on the insights of Milton Friedman, the famous free-market economist who “believed the limitations on ...
‘Memories of January 6 have not faded away’: Judge pauses ballot-counting rule put in place by Trump allies in Georgia, cites Justice Kavanaugh
"Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public." The post ‘Memories of January 6 ...
Pro-Trump Republicans Suffer Crushing Loss Weeks Before Election
In his Tuesday night decision, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote that the initiative, driven by local ...