Georgia judge blocks election rule requiring hand counting of ballots
A judge enjoined election officials with a controversial new rule that would require the hand counting of ballots when polls close on Nov. 5.
Judge McBurney Cites Jan. 6 as Reason for Stopping Georgia Hand Count Vote
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote that voters still have a memory of the January 6 riot at the Capitol, in which former President Donald Trump 's supporters tried to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden 's election win.
'This election season is fraught' | Georgia judge halts hand count rule as election day nears
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — With early voting in Georgia already underway, a Fulton County judge has halted any enforcement of a new election rule regarding hand-counting ballots. According to a Tuesday court filing, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled to stop implementation of the hand count rule.
Fulton County Judge Derails Georgia Election Board’s Last Minute Plans
A Fulton County judge this week handed down a pair of decisions that derailed, at least in part, the MAGA-controlled Georgia State Election Board’s efforts to complicate the counting of votes
What a GA judge’s ruling about hand counting ballots means for Muscogee election lawsuit
The Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration sued the state board to block the controversial new rule. Here’s how the ruling affects their case.
Georgia Judge Rules Election Officials Must Count All Votes and Certify Results
The judge ruled that “Georgia voters would be silenced” if county election board members were “free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge” and refuse to certify election results.
Georgia judge blocks rule requiring hand counting of ballots
A Fulton County judge in Georgia placed a temporary restraining order on a new state rule that would force counties to hand count ballots cast on Election Day, saying that it would create "administrative chaos.
'Too much, too late': Divisive Georgia ballot rule blocked by judge
A Georgia judge has halted a controversial new requirement for thousands of election workers to hand-count ballots in the November election.
Ga. judge blocks hand counting of ballots on election night
In a ruling late Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote that Georgia’s hand count rule “is too much, too late.”
Georgia judge blocks controversial ballot hand tally rule
A Georgia state judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a controversial rule supported by allies of former President Donald Trump that election administrators feared would cause last-minute chaos in the election.
Georgia judge blocks controversial hand count ballot rule on record early voting first day
Judge Robert McBurney said the last-minute addition of a hand count rule would lead to "administration chaos" on election day.
‘Memories of January 6 have not faded away’: Judge pauses ballot-counting rule put in place by Trump allies in Georgia, cites Justice Kavanaugh
"Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process disserves the public." The post ‘Memories of January 6 ...
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Brett Kavanaugh's Words Used to Thwart Last-Minute Georgia Voting Changes
A warning by Supreme Court judge Brett Kavanaugh that hand-counting ballots can lead to "chaos and confusion" has been used ...
Pro-Trump Republicans Suffer Crushing Loss Weeks Before Election
In his Tuesday night decision, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote that the initiative, driven by local ...