A push by Republicans in Georgia to scrap absentee drop boxes currently being used in early voting in the state's twin Senate runoff elections was shot down on Thursday. The judge said that the plaintiffs had no standing and that courts shouldn’t change election rules so close to an election. SURGE IN EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA'S SENATE RUNOFF ELECTIONSThe two Senate runoff elections, which will be held on Jan. 5, will determine if the Republicans keep their majority in the Senate, or if the Democrats narrowly control both houses of Congress as well as the White House. Early absentee voting has been underway for a couple of weeks in Georgia in the two contests, and early in-person voting at polling stations kicked off on Monday. The lawsuit named Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, members of the State Elections Board and a county elections board, as defendants.

Source: Fox News December 17, 2020 18:11 UTC