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Federal judges in Georgia and Florida have rejected requests to reopen voter registration for the upcoming November election despite appeals from civil rights groups who cited the disruption caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, denied the request to extend Georgia’s voter registration deadline, citing a lack of specific evidence regarding harm to individuals. The following day, U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, dismissed a similar plea to reopen voter r…

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