Judge rejects handful of controversial rules, including hand-count rule, from Georgia board
A Georgia judge has struck down several controversial rules passed in recent months by the Republican-majority Georgia Election Commission, arguing that the commission lacked the authority to enforce them. did. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox Jr. ordered the seven regulations passed by the board. These include requiring ballots to be counted by hand […]
Report: Willis Requests Georgia Court Of Appeals To Restore 6 Charges Dismissed Against Trump, Co-Defendants
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump case at the Fulton County Courthouse on February 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer Pool/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie5:09 PM – Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has […]
‘Illegal, unconstitutional and void’: Georgia judge strikes down new election rules after legal fights
A judge in Georgia on Wednesday invalidated several rules recently passed by the State Election Board (SEB). The rule had been the subject of intense debate between Trump and Harris' representatives in key battleground states. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Cox ruled in an opinion released Wednesday evening that the new provision is […]
Trump tops Harris by 7 points in battleground Georgia survey
According to the latest poll, former President Trump has a seven-point lead over Vice President Harris in the battleground state of Georgia. public opinion poll, Released on Wednesday According to a Quinnipiac University poll, Trump has an approval rating of 52% of voters in the Peach State, while Harris has a 45% approval rating. Green […]
Former President Jimmy Carter, 100, casts early vote for Kamala Harris in Georgia
Former President Jimmy Carter fulfilled his rumored desire to live long enough to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the Carter Center. The 39th president filled out a mail-in ballot Wednesday at the Sumter County courthouse in Americus, near Carter's hometown of Plains, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Carter (pictured in 2023) celebrated his […]
Harris campaign celebrates Georgia judge blocking hand-count ballot rule
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is celebrating a Georgia judge's temporary blocking of a rule that would force election officials to manually count ballots after they were counted by machines. “From its inception, this rule has been an attempt to delay the election results in order to sow doubts about them. Our democracy is stronger […]
Michelle Obama to headline get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia
Michelle Obama is headlining a get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia days before the presidential election. The former first lady and founder of When We All Vote, a voter engagement and mobilization initiative, will be a featured speaker at the bipartisan organization's rally in Atlanta on October 29th. In the battleground state of Georgia, efforts are underway […]
Early voting record shattered in Georgia
Voters in Georgia turned out to the polls in record numbers on Tuesday, casting more than 300,000 ballots on the first day of early voting, officials said. Gabe Sterling, chief operating officer in Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office, said: post Social platform X reported that the Peach State had broken that record. “With […]
Georgia judge blocks rule requiring clerks to hand count number of ballots
A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that it would create “administrative chaos” if poll workers were required to process millions of ballots without training, leading to an “administrative chaos” on election night. The planned hand counting of ballots was canceled. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the controversial rule is “too much, too […]
Georgia judge blocks ballot counting rule and says county officials must certify election results
A judge has blocked a new rule in Georgia that would require Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after polls close. The ruling came a day after the same judge ruled that county election officials must certify election results by a deadline set by law. Last month, the state Board of Elections passed […]