Georgia judge strikes down new Trump-backed election rules

Judges found that the rules would delay certification and lead to "administrative chaos".

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox on Wednesday struck down a rule that requires that ballots be counted by hand, and two others that had to do with the certification of election results.

"The rules at issue exceed or are in conflict with specific provisions of the Election Code. Thus, the challenged rules are unlawful and void," Judge Cox wrote in his ruling.

Early voting began in Georgia on Tuesday, with record numbers casting their votes in the key swing state ahead of election day on 5 November.

More than 459,000 people voted in person or by post on the first day of voting, officials said - more than triple the previous record of 136,000 in 2020.

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