This story was updated on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 8:04 p.m.
Local election board members in Georgia can’t refuse to certify results, and a controversial new rule on the hand-counting of Election Day ballots is barred, according to a series of rulings from two state judges.
The decisions amounted to a pointed rebuke of the Republican majority on the Georgia State Election Board, which had been praised by former President Donald Trump.
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