Georgia Judge Denies Voter Registration Extension Despite Hurricane Helene Disruption
Civil rights groups’ plea rejected as U.S. District Court cites lack of evidence and potential harm to state interests.
A federal judge has rejected a request to extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline for the upcoming November elections after extreme weather has thrown the region into upheaval.
A federal district court judge, Eleanor Ross, ruled against claims for the plaintiffs — which include civil rights groups like the Georgia branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, and New Georgia Project that registration should be extended by a week due to the disruptions caused throughout the state by Hurricane Helene.
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