While a lower court previously extended the deadline for absentee ballots in the suburban county, Georgia's high court ruled that the ballots can only be counted if they arrive by

The Georgia Supreme Court’s decision means that any late-arriving ballots by the roughly 3,000 “Affected Voters” that come in after Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. will be set aside for now, barring any potential appeals to the Supreme Court.

ToplineThe Georgia Supreme Court won’t let Cobb County, Georgia, count thousands of ballots that were sent out late if they arrive after Election Day—at least for now—as courts across the country are issuing a flurry of last-minute rulings on ballots and how elections are run as parties seek to expand or limit voter access.

Georgia’s highest court has stayed a lower court ruling that would have allowed certain voters in the state’s third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late to return them after the deadline.

Georgia’s highest court on Monday ruled that thousands of Cobb County voters who received their ballots late will not have their votes immediately counted if their ballots are received by officials after Election Day,

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The top court in the battleground state of Georgia ruled on Monday that Cobb County cannot extend the deadline for counting about 3,000 absentee ballots that were sent out shortly before Election Day,

The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday that Cobb County, Georgia’s third-largest county, may only count absentee ballots received Nov. 5 by 7:00 p.m. The Republican National Committee had challenged a judge’s order extending the ballot deadline to Nov.