A Georgia judge blocked the controversial hand count rule that was passed by the state's Republican-led State Election Board from going into effect, finding that the timing of the rule being passed just six weeks before Election Day is "quite wrong.

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The State Election Board last month passed the rule requiring that three poll workers each count the paper ballots — not votes — by hand after the polls close.