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Georgia judge invalidates controversial new state election rules
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Judge Strikes Down Multiple Georgia Election Rules
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Judge invalidates key parts of Georgia election rules crafted by Trump allies
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Georgia judge invalidates more controversial election rules
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Judge rejects handful of controversial rules, including hand-count rule, from Georgia board
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Breaking down the Georgia ballot hand counting ruling
With early in-person voting underway in Georgia, a judge there Tuesday night blocked a new rule requiring the hand counting of election ballots. The judge called the rule "too much, too late" and ...7 hours ago -
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Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans
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Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi
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Federal judge blocks Alabama's voter purge program ahead of election
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Long-ruling party leads in Mozambique's election as opposition candidate calls for strikes
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Latest news on Georgia voting after judge weighs in on new rule
Early voting is underway in Georgia. This comes as a state judge determines that a new voting rule cannot be applied after being passed by the State Election Board. The judge also referenced the ...12 hours ago -
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Judge mostly denies Trump's demand for more evidence in 2020 election case
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Election Day restrictions in Georgia raise red flags
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Why a judge blocked Georgia's election ballot-counting rule
A Georgia judge has blocked a new policy that would have required the state's election ballots to be counted by hand. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.17 hours ago -
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Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand-counting ballots as early voting begins
A record number of people are showing up for early voting in the crucial state of Georgia. Early voting is beginning as a Georgia judge blocked a new hand-count election rule passed by a ...18 hours ago -
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Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
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.18 hours ago -
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Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
A Georgia judge has blocked a new rule that would have required ballots in the state to be hand-counted after election night, saying the timing of the rule's passage makes its implementation wrong. ...19 hours ago -
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Georgia's controversial hand count rule blocked by judge: 'Too much, too late'
Georgia’s controversial hand count rule blocked by a judge, "too much, too late."19 hours ago -
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Georgia judge blocks rule requiring counties to hand-count Election Day ballots
A Georgia judge on Tuesday blocked a new rule from the state's election board that would have required counties to count ballots cast on Election Day by hand.Yesterday -
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Georgia judge blocks ballot hand count rule from taking effect before election
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 ...Yesterday -
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Judge Blocks Hand-Counting of Election Ballots in Georgia
The ruling was confined to the current election, halting the measure from going into effect for 2024 while the judge further weighs its merits in the future.Yesterday -
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Early voting starts in Georgia, putting sweeping election changes to the test
Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rules looms large in a state that will decide this year's presidential election.Yesterday -
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Arizona counties don't have to do citizenship checks before election, judge rules
Those who sought the checks made their request too close to the election.Yesterday -
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Arizona's top judge: Courts must prioritize post-election disputes
Arizona’s top state judge on Tuesday ordered trial courts to prioritize election cases as anticipation swirls about a blitz of lawsuits in the swing state following November’s presidential ...Yesterday -
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Local Officials Cannot Refuse to Certify Election Results, Georgia Judge Rules
The ruling cuts at the heart of a key argument made by right-wing activists since the 2020 election, when Donald Trump sought to disrupt the certification process as part of his bid to subvert the ...Yesterday -
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Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday.Yesterday -
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Judge mulls new Georgia election rules, including ballot hand-count
A Georgia judge must decide whether to squash new state election rules, including a controversial change requiring hand-counted verification of ballots, in the final weeks before November’s ...Yesterday -
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Georgia judge rules officials can't delay election certification over fraud concerns
"Election superintendents in Georgia have a mandatory fixed obligation to certify election results," the judge wrote.Yesterday -
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NCAA mulling in-season action after Oregon's controversial late-game situational move helped Ducks beat Ohio State
The NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively “engaged” in examining Oregon's controversial play for possible action.Yesterday - College Football -
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Georgia judge rules certification of election results is 'mandatory'
With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is "mandatory."Yesterday -
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Expert on U.S. election complexities and the importance of understanding state rules
With Election Day just three weeks away, CBS News contributor David Becker explains the complexities of the U.S. voting process, how states handle early voting, and what every American should know.Yesterday -
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Georgia judge rules county election officials must certify election results
A Georgia judge ruled Tuesday that county election officials may not delay or decline to certify election results based on suspicions of fraud. Fulton County Superior Judge Robert McBurney wrote in ...Yesterday -
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Trump’s GOP moves to dramatically revamp election rules
Republican allies of former President Trump have embarked on a sweeping effort to restrict voting and purge voter rolls across the country since the 2020 election, something critics fear could ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
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Georgian president says pro-Russia ruling party ‘rigging’ election
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What to know about California's controversial new law aimed at preventing gas price spikes
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed into law a controversial slate of plans to tighten fuel refinery storage rules in an effort to prevent future fuel shortages and price spikes at ...2 days ago - California -
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Georgia elections chair criticizes 'activist' board members
Georgia State Election Board Chair John Fervier slammed his Republican colleagues Monday, after the state passed new election rules regarding hand-counting ballots. Fervier, in an exclusive ...2 days ago -
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Georgia election workers move closer to collecting Rudy Giuliani’s assets
Two Georgia election workers are plowing to collect their $146 million defamation judgment against Rudy Giuliani, but the former New York City mayor is digging in amid an array of financial ...2 days ago
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