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A federal judge upheld a provision in Georgia's 2021 election law that restricts third-party groups from distributing absentee ballot applications.

The judge ruled the state has a compelling interest in reducing voter confusion and increasing electoral efficiency.

The law, known as Senate Bill 202, was passed by the Republican-led legislature following the 2020 presidential election.

A federal judge has upheld a portion of a controversial 2022 Georgia election law dealing with absentee ballots.

In a 50-page ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee declared that the state had a “compelling governmental interest” in restricting the distribution of absentee ballot applications by third-party voting rights activists. He ruled that the state was justified in enact

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