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<\/p>\nThe Georgia Supreme Court ruled that certain absentee ballots can only be counted if they arrive by Election Day. This means that at least 3,000 votes that arrived after the deadline will not be counted until more litigation is heard.<\/p>\n
The state\u2019s highest court\u2019s ruling is a huge win for the Republican National Committee\u2019s efforts to keep elections fair. An earlier court judge gave more time to count about 3,000 absentee ballots until November 8 at 5 p.m. This was because Cobb County officials admitted they did not mail out some votes on time. The RNC filed an appeal in response.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHUGE election integrity victory in Georgia,\u201d RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said, adding that he was happy that the state Supreme Court had overturned a lower court\u2019s ruling and kept the rule that all ballots must be postmarked and received by Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Washington Examiner reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Judge Robert E. Flournoy III of the Superior Court told Cobb County last week to \u201cprocess received ballots by Affected Voters\u201d as long as they were postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Those ballots could be counted for the general election until 5 p.m. on Nov. 8.<\/p>\n \u201cDemocrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court,\u201d Whatley said.<\/p>\n Because of the Georgia Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, any late ballots from the about 3,000 \u201cAffected Voters\u201d that come in after November 5 at 7 p.m. will be thrown out for now, unless the voters appeal to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n