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Upcoming ruling on rejected absentee ballots likely to focus on mismatched signatures

Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, was the first day of early voting in the 2018 general election, which features the governor’s race along with other local and state races. - photo by Scott Rogers

10162018 EarlyVote 1.jpg — Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, was the first day of early voting in the 2018 general election, which features the governor’s race along with other local and state races. - photo by Scott Rogers

ATLANTA — A federal judge is considering whether a Georgia practice of rejecting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications because of a mismatched signature without first providing recourse for the voter is unconstitutional.