Georgia county sued over delay in mailing out US absentee ballots
Nov 1st, 14:53:47
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A county in the U.S. state of Georgia violated the law by failing to promptly send out some 3,000 mail-in ballots for Tuesday's election that were requested by the deadline, a group of civil rights groups said in a lawsuit filed on Friday.
Under Georgia state law, eligible voters may request an absentee ballot up to 11 days before any election. In their lawsuit, the rights groups asked a judge to extend the return deadline on the ballots in Georgia's Cobb County by three days to Nov. 8.
County authorities declined a request for comment on the lawsuit. On Thursday, the county's election board said that, as of Wednesday, the ballots had still not been mailed out. It said it was working with postal and delivery companies to expedite them and ensure their timely return.
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