Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots - Statesboro Herald

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Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

A worker at the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections works to process absentee ballots at the State Farm Arena, Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

early ballots - lawsuit — A worker at the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections works to process absentee ballots at the State Farm Arena, Nov. 2, 2020, in Atlanta. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person.

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