The judge wrote that there was "a substantial threat of irreparable harm," if the hand count rule were to be implemented for the upcoming election.

A Georgia judge previously blocked a state election board rule that would have required counties to hand-count ballots on Election Day.

A Georgia judge halted the controversial "Hand-Count Rule" after a NAACP lawsuit, claiming it threatened voters' rights in the upcoming election.

Local voters welcome the judge’s decision to block the hand count rule, citing concerns over potential delays.

A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void,” including one that requires that the number of ...

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on Tuesday had temporarily blocked the hand-count for the November election while he considers the legal merits.

Judge invalidates new Georgia election rules, including ones on ballot hand count and certification Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox issued the order Wednesday after holding a hearing ...

A new Georgia election rule that would require a hand count of ballots on election night will not take effect before November’s contest, a state judge ruled. In a decision late Tuesday, Fulton ...

In a critical victory for Georgia voters, in June 2025, the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision permanently blocking the rule requiring hand counting of ballots at polling places ...

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 ...

Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results The rulings are victories for Democrats, liberal voting rights groups and some legal experts who ...