The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that Cobb County, Georgia’s third-largest county, may only count absentee ballots received Nov. 5 by 7:00 p.m.
The Republican National Committee had challenged a judge’s order extending the ballot deadline to Nov. 8 after Cobb County election officials announced they were late in sending out over 3000 absentee ballots. The ballots would need to be postmarked by 7 p.m. Tuesday and sent out following Oct. 30. The American Civil Liberties Union and Southern Poverty Law Center had sued on behalf of three Cobb County voters who were affected by the mix-up, seeking the deadline extension, according to the New York Post.
The Supreme Court’s order mandates that absentee ballots from the over 3000 affected voters be “separated” and not counted pending another court order.
“The Board shall keep separate the absentee ballots of any…
