Suburban Atlanta officials sued for not mailing absentee ballots
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Voters want an extension of the absentee ballot return deadline after Cobb County officials admitted three days before Election Day they failed to mail out more than 1,000 requested ballots.
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Voters in Cobb County filed a lawsuit against the county after election officials failed to send absentee ballots. Residents are looking for an emergency solution to still vote.
Voters want an extension of the absentee ballot return deadline after Cobb County officials admitted three days before Election Day they failed to mail out more than 1,000 requested ballots.
The failure of Cobb County, Georgia officials to send more than 1,000 requested absentee ballots has led to a lawsuit from the ACLU seeking emergency relief.
Voters who never received absentee ballots because election officials in a suburban Atlanta county failed to mail them have filed a lawsuit seeking an emergency solution so they can still