Georgia judge blocks ballot hand counting order

On Tuesday evening, the former president held a rally in Atlanta, Georgia, where he called on supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig,” a reference to his longstanding false claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

On the same day, Democratic candidate Vice-President Kamala Harris continued outreach efforts towards black voters, after polls indicated Trump was making inroads with the group.

She urged black voters not to give up on politics, telling radio host Charlamagne (real name Lenard McKelvey): “The things that we want, and are prepared to fight for, won’t happen if we’re not active and if we don’t participate.”

Her campaign welcomed the temporary block of the hand count rule, calling it an attempt to sow doubt in the voting process.

In a separate decision on Monday, Judge McBurney ruled that election board members must certify vote results, after a Republican appointee to the board refused to certify the results of Georgia’s presidential primary earlier this year.

The certification case is one of a number of election-related cases passing through courts in Georgia, one of seven key swing states expected to decide the contest between Trump and Harris.