The rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board included one that would require ballots be hand-counted.
Georgia 's Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led effort to implement more than half a dozen controversial new election rules before Election Day.In a brief order issued Tuesday, the court declined to reinstate the seven new rules implemented by the State Election Board, and declined to consider an expedited appeal — effectively ending the effort to get the new rules in place in time for the upcoming election.A lower level Georgia judge on Oct.
The new rules were opposed by not just Democrats, but also state Republican officials who cast doubt on whether they were legal. They said a hand count could delay election results, and argued in court that it was too late to properly train election workers on the new responsibilities.
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