A Georgia judge has declared that seven new election rules recently passed by the State Election Board are “illegal, unconstitutional and void,” including one that requires that the number of ballots be hand-counted after the close of polls and two that had to do with the certification of election results.

Tuesday and Monday's rulings are victories for Democrats, liberal voting rights groups and some legal experts who have raised concerns that former President Donald Trump's allies could refuse to certify the results if the former president loses to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in next month's presidential election.