Georgia Judge Rolls Back Order That Blocked Counties From Voter-Roll Clean Up

Early voters queue to cast their votes in two run-off elections that could determine control of the U.S. Senate, in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 14, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

The federal judge who on Monday blocked two Georgia counties from removing voters from voter rolls eased her order just before midnight Wednesday.

District Court Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, an Obama appointee, ruled that Ben Hill County still cannot remove any voters from voter rolls but said the Muscogee County Board of Elections and Registration can remove voters if they do not rely solely on the U.S. Postal Service’s National Change of Address system.