The Georgia State Election Board has extended emergency rules for ballot drop boxes and earlier processing of absentee ballots.
The extension is for six months, meaning the rules will apply to the August runoff and November general election.
Counties will be able to continue using drop boxes that were installed for the June primaries. And they’ll be able to start counting absentee ballots eight days prior to election day. No tabulation of votes can occur until election day.
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