The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that Cobb County, Georgia’s third-largest county, can only count absentee ballots received by Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.
The Republican National Committee was challenging a judge’s order for Cobb County election officials to extend the voting deadline until Nov. 8. announced More than 3,000 absentee ballots were delayed in shipping. Ballots must be postmarked by 7 p.m. Tuesday and shipped after Oct. 30. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Southern Poverty Law Center were suing for the deadline on behalf of three Cobb County voters affected by the mix-up. expansion, According to New York Post.
Supreme Court order The law requires absentee ballots from more than 3,000 affected voters to be “segregated” and not counted until another court order.
“The Board may request that the absentee ballots of the “affected voters” identified in the November 1, 2024 order be distributed by the Board after and before 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 5, 2024. It shall be stored separately from what you received. November 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.,” the court order states.
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Huge legal victory in Georgia!
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Republican National Committee and the Georgia Republican Party, ruling that no election office can extend the acceptance of ballots after Election Day.
thank you @GOP @Whatley Chairman… pic.twitter.com/EiPUpgKXqO
— Josh McKoon🇺🇸🇹🇼🇮🇱 (@JoshMcKoon) November 4, 2024
The order does not apply to uniformed citizens and Overseas Referendum Absentee Act voters. November 6, 2020, 3 days after Election Day, Georgia Secretary of State’s Office said It revealed that more than 22,600 military and provisional ballots were still outstanding. (Related article: Red states outraged after Biden-Harris administration allegedly thwarted efforts to stop non-citizens from voting illegally)
RNC Chairman Michael Whatley celebrated the ruling against X and argued that the election should be limited to one day.
“Election Day is Election Day. Not the week after,” Whatley tweeted. “We will keep fighting, we will keep winning, and we will keep sharing updates.”
A huge victory for election integrity in Georgia.
Cobb County, run by Democrats, had hoped to accept 3,000 absentee ballots after the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court.
We just received word that we won the case. Election Day is Election Day, not the week…
— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 4, 2024
Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, also praised the ruling, calling it a major victory.
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Big wins for election integrity:
The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that Cobb County cannot count absentee ballots received after Election Day.
Election Day is Election Day. https://t.co/EAYXQ2MoHn
— 🇺🇸Mike Davis🇺🇸 (@mrddmia) November 4, 2024
