Georgia judge issues mail-in ballot ruling three days before election
SUMMARY
A Georgia judge dismissed a Republican lawsuit on Saturday that sought to stop voters from hand-delivering mail-in ballots over the weekend, following the end of early voting. The lawsuit challenged Fulton County's decision to open county offices for ballot submissions on Saturday and Sunday, with five other Democratic-leaning counties doing the same. While the GOP argued that state law prohibits ballot drop boxes from being available after early voting ends, the law allows voters to submit mail-in ballots until polls close on Election Day. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin Farmer ruled against the GOP, stating, “I find that it is not a violation of those two code sections for a voter to hand-return their absentee ballots.” This ruling comes amid record early voting turnout in Georgia, a state that has become a critical battleground in the upcoming election, with both Trump and Harris actively campaigning there.
