Georgia High Court Rejects GOP Bid to Revive New Election Rules

A slate of GOP-backed election rules blocked by a Georgia trial court won’t be reinstated while Republicans appeal the lower court ruling, Georgia’s highest court said Tuesday.

The order from the Georgia Supreme Court means the rules likely won’t be in effect in the battleground state on election day as the Republican National Committee’s appeal to the lower court injunction moves through the court system.

The now-blocked rules include a directive to county officials to conduct a “reasonable inquiry” into the election before certifying results and a requirement that poll workers in each precinct hand-count ballots. The state election board’s ...