A choose in Georgia on Saturday dismissed a Republican lawsuit that sought to dam voters from hand-returning mail-in ballots within the state over the weekend.
The lawsuit centered round officers in Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold, opening usually closed nation places of work on Saturday and Sunday to permit voters at hand of their ballots.
5 different Democratic-leaning counties within the state additionally introduced that county places of work could be open over the weekend.
Early voting in Georgia ended on Friday and the lawsuit, filed Friday night time, cited a bit of state regulation that claims poll drop bins can’t be open previous the top of advance voting.
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A employee on the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections works to course of absentee ballots on the State Farm Enviornment, Saturday, in Atlanta. (AP Picture/John Bazemore, File)
However state regulation additionally states that voters can hand in mail ballots till the polls shut on Tuesday night time.
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GOP lawyer Alex Kaufman argued in a Saturday emergency listening to that whereas it’s OK to mail absentee ballots, they shouldn’t be hand-delivered after early voting ends, however Fulton County Superior Courtroom Decide Kevin Farmer rejected all of his arguments.
Vice President Kamala Harris holds a rally in Savannah, Georgia, in August. ( Win McNamee/Getty Photographs)
Former President Trump in Savannah, Georgia, in September. ( Brandon Bell/Getty Photographs)
“I discover that it’s not a violation of these two code sections for a voter to hand-return their absentee ballots,” Farmer stated.
A Fulton County spokesperson stated on Saturday afternoon that solely a pair dozen ballots had been returned to the 4 open county places of work.
An early voting middle in Atlanta. (Megan Varner/Getty Photographs)
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Former President Trump narrowly misplaced Georgia, a often reliably Republican state, to President Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes in 2020, and afterward Trump made unsubstantiated accusations of fraud in Fulton County.
Each Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been actively campaigning within the state, now thought of a battleground.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
