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Georgia officials scramble to resolve absentee ballot issues ahead of Election Day

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Georgia election officials are addressing complaints about missing absentee ballots ahead of Election Day following lawsuits from voting groups alleging nearly 5,000 residents did not receive their requested ballots in Gwinnett and Cobb counties. In response, these counties plan to contact voters who have not received their ballots; Cobb County specifically acknowledged delays affecting around 2,900 voters due to issues with the ballot vendor.

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Election officials in Georgia are addressing complaints about missing absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, following lawsuits filed by voting groups alleging that nearly 5,000 residents in Gwinnett and Cobb counties did not receive their requested absentee ballots. In Cobb County, the Elias Law Group filed a lawsuit claiming around 2,900 voters were affected. Cobb County officials acknowledged delays but blamed them on the ballot vendor. Officials have promised to contact voters who have not received their ballots.

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Election officials in multiple Georgia counties are working to resolve complaints that voters are not receiving their absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, after lawsuits filed by voting groups alleged thousands of ballots never arrived.

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In Gwinnett and Cobb counties, officials have said they will contact voters who have not received the absentee ballots they requested after a pair of lawsuits in the past week claimed that nearly 5,000 residents in both counties did not receive their requested absentee ballots.

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Georgia officials scramble to resolve absentee ballot issues ahead of Election Day · mixed framing

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Election officials in multiple Georgia counties are working to resolve complaints that voters are not receiving their absentee ballots ahead of Election Day, after lawsuits filed by voting groups alleged thousands of ballots never arrived. asserted

thousands → work → ballots

residents → say → ballots

The lawsuit in Cobb County, filed by the left-wing Elias Law Group on behalf of an affected resident, claimed roughly 2,900 voters did not receive their absentee ballots. asserted

voters → file → ballots

The county released a statement last week acknowledging that “a limited number of voters who requested an absentee-by-mail ballot may have experienced a delay in receiving their ballot” and pinned the blame on the ballot vendor. uncertain

who → release → vendor