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A federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the Democratic Party says at least 65 counties didn't send out absentee ballots for the Dec. 4 runoff until this week. Results of the general election were certified Nov. 17.
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November 30, 2018

Lawsuit: Some Ga. Absentee Ballots For Upcoming Runoff Sent Out Too Late

The Georgia Democratic Party says election officials in some counties waited too long to send out absentee ballots for the upcoming runoff election and is asking a judge to extend the deadline for accepting them.

Results of the general election were certified Nov. 17, but a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the Democratic Party says at least 65 counties didn’t send out absentee ballots for the Dec. 4 runoff until this week.

Generally absentee ballots must be received by Election Day to be counted. The lawsuit asks a judge to order that absentee ballots postmarked by Dec. 4 and received by Dec. 7 be counted. It also asks that the secretary of state be prohibited from certifying the election results until she has confirmed that those ballots have been counted.

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