Georgia Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Ballot Hand-Count Rule
- Republicans petitioned state justices after lower court loss
- Controversial vote-certification rule also remains blocked
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The Georgia Supreme Court rejected a last-minute push by the Republican Party to reinstate a set of new election rules that included, among other things, a requirement that ballots be hand-counted in the upcoming US presidential contest.
The one-paragraph order released Tuesday by the state’s highest court denied an emergency petition filed by the Republican National Committee challenging a lower court’s decision last week to strike down the rules as unlawful. It isn’t a final ruling on the lawfulness of the contested rules, but does mean they’ll remain blocked heading into the Nov. 5 election.