Georgia judge blocks rule requiring hand counting of ballots

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Georgia judge blocked a new state rule that would force counties to hand count ballots cast on Election Day, saying that it would create "administrative chaos."

Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney issued a temporary restraining order, saying that the measure would be implemented too close to the election, not giving enough time to train poll workers for the high-pressure task in the battleground where the nation would be watching.

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