The state judge’s order affects a hand-count rule and others tied to certifying election results.

A Georgia judge invalidated several new election rules Wednesday, saying the measures approved by the state’s Republican-controlled Election Board were “unconstitutional” and in violation of state law.

The ruling, handed down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, applies to seven rules, including a hand-count rule for Election Day ballots and rules tied to certifying results.

Cox wrote that the five-member board, which includes three officials lauded by former President Donald Trump, “had no authority to implement these rules” and that the measures were “illegal, unconstitutional, and void.”

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