The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to recuse herself from a case involving Georgia election records.

A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the presidential battleground state.

At least for now, a federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections.

Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion.

ATLANTA – A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated Georgia’s Election Day deadline for the receipt of mail-in ballots, staying a lower court ruling that had extended that deadline by three days for November’s general election. Georgia law says absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross on Aug. 31 issued a preliminary injunction ordering that absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day and arrive at county election offices by 7 p.m. three business days later be counted. With the virus outbreak still going, there will likely be even more absentee ballot requests for the November general election, Ross wrote. “The district court did not act unreasonably when it directed the State to accept and count valid absentee ballots that are postmarked by and received within three days of Election Day.

ATLANTA A federal judge on Monday ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots for Novembers general election from the close of polls on Election Day until three days later. Georgia law says absentee ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day. Even in the absence of an ongoing pandemic, absentee ballots have been rejected in past elections because they were received after the deadline. The lawsuit alleged that five aspects of Georgia law on absentee ballots can disenfranchise lawful voters in violation of their constitutional rights. Another filed by Democratic groups asks a judge to order Georgia election officials to take steps to prevent long lines on Election Day.