Republicans appeal a Georgia judge’s ruling that invalidates seven election rules

The state and national Republican parties are appealing a judge’s ruling that said seven election rules recently passed by Georgia’s State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.” The Republicans want to overturn a ruling from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, who on Wednesday ruled that the board did not have the authority to pass the rules. Cox ordered the board to immediately inform all state and local election officials that the rules are void and not to be followed. The invalidated rules include three that had gotten a lot of attention. One requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two others deal with certification of election results.