Georgia Supreme Court Freezes Cobb County Absentee Ballot Extension
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that Cobb County cannot count any late absentee ballots received after Election Day.
This NOT about the case involving four counties that kept election offices open over the weekend, which included Cobb County.
Cobb County election officials sent out 3,000 late absentee ballots. A judge extended the deadline to November 8th.
The Republican National Committee challenged the ruling. The ACLU and Southern Poverty Law Center sued on behalf of the voters to get an extension.
The Georgia Supreme Court ordered the county to separate the the absentee ballots and not count them pending another court order.
“The Board shall notify the Affected Voters of the 7:00 p.m., November 5, 2024, deadline for return of their absentee ballots in the same manner as delineated by the trial court in its November 1, 2024 order-i.e., by email, text message, and by releasing a public announcement on the Board’s website,” wrote the majority of the justices.
Only three justices dissented.
The order does not affect those under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Voting Absentee Act.
However, three days after 2020 Election Day, Georgia said the state had over 22,600 outstanding military and provisional ballots.
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