Judge Robert McBurney of Fulton County Superior Court wrote in his order on Tuesday that "the hand count rule is too much, too late." The new rule was passed by a 3-2 vote in September by Georgia ...

Democracy Georgia Judge Rules Election Officials Must Count All Votes and Certify Results The judge ruled that “Georgia voters would be silenced” if county election board members were “free ...

As early voting starts in Georgia, judge rules to guard against rogue election officials. ... The previous first-day record was set in 2020 when there were 136,000 votes cast.

Then, on Wednesday, Fulton Superior Judge Thomas Cox Jr. invalidated the certification and hand-counting rules, among others, declaring them “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” Cox found ...

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 ...

A judge on Wednesday overturned controversial changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board, the latest defeat for allies of Donald Trump seeking to change how the ...

Georgia’s state Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a 2024 election case, affirming that local election ...

Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney wrote in an order Monday that "election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results" by Nov. 12.

A judge invalidated seven new Georgia election rules Wednesday, including requirements for a “reasonable inquiry” before elections are certified, hand counts on election night and additional ...

The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for local election officials, ...

State and national Republicans on Thursday appealed a Georgia judge’s ruling striking down a slate of controversial new election rules passed by Donald Trump allies, including two related to the ...