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A judge in Georgia, one of the swing states that can decide US elections, on Tuesday blocked a rule requiring election officials to count votes manually, a move that would have delayed the release of results.
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s ruling said the new rule would affect the election process just weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election.
“Anything that adds uncertainty and disorder to the electoral process is harmful to citizens,” McBurney ruled.
Georgia’s Board of Elections, led by a pro-Trump majority, issued a controversial measure in September to require its districts to count votes.
Georgia officials have argued that the requirement is unnecessary because of the machines that do the counting, and it creates room for doubt by delaying the process and creating opportunities for misinformation.
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Trump faces accusations of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, which gave the victory to President Joe Biden.
In a separate ruling, the same judge ruled Monday that members of local election commissions must certify the results, which could affect the next presidential race.
McBurney’s decision comes after a Republican member of the Board of Elections in Fulton County, which includes much of Atlanta, refused earlier this year to certify the results of Georgia’s presidential election.
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