Georgia Updates Voting Rules Before Jan. 5 Senate Runoff Races

Georgia Updates Voting Rules Before Jan. 5 Senate Runoff Races
Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots as part of the recount for the 2020 presidential election at the Beauty P. Baldwin Voter Registrations and Elections Building in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Nov. 16, 2020. Megan Varner/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The Georgia State Election Board approved two emergency rules about absentee voting: continued use of drop boxes and the requirement for counties to process absentee ballots starting one week before the upcoming election.

The moves were made ahead of the Senate runoff races between Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Raphael Warnock, as well as Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff in early January.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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