(Reuters) -A judge overturned changes to Georgia election rules made by a Republican-controlled state board in August, in a case brought by a conservative group which argued the changes would disrupt voting rights ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. Judge Thomas Cox handed down the decision on Wednesday. The case closely mirrored a separate lawsuit brought by the Democratic Party challenging the State Election Board's actions, which Democrats portrayed as a ploy to impede certification of voting results in a state that could be crucial to the outcome.
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