Judge declines to extend Georgia voting registration deadline due to Helene

A federal judge on Thursday declined to reopen voter registration in Georgia for the upcoming November elections after facing registration disruptions caused by Hurricane Helene.

The judge rejected arguments that registration should go through next Monday, stating in her ruling that there would be no extension from the original deadline, which was last Monday, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

The NAACP, the Georgia state conference of the NAACP and other advocacy groups...