Georgia’s New 2024 Election Rules Again Blocked in Court
- Republican-majority state board sued over recent changes
- Another judge previously blocked new hand-count rule
Campaign staff members move a sign into the hall before a rally for Donald Trump in Atlanta, Georgia on Oct. 15.
Photographer: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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For the second day in a row a judge has blocked new rules passed by Georgia’s election board ahead of the November election, declaring that the changes to how ballots are counted and how vote counts are certified are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”
The rules struck down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox on Wednesday included a directive to county officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” into the election before certifying results and a requirement that poll workers in each precinct hand-count ballots.