State Board of Elections implements emergency measures for 13 affected counties, extending absentee ballot deadlines and allowing polling site relocations

Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November's elections due to Hurricane Helene. The groups argue in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Atlanta that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to register last week,

Advocacy groups say the storm impacted their voter outreach efforts ahead of Georgia’s registration deadline, historically a popular time to register.