A federal judge upheld a Georgia law restricting voting organizations from mass-mailing absentee ballot applications as they did during the 2020 election.

The 50-page decision, handed down late Monday by U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee, said the 2021 law was justified because voters were confused or suspected fraud when they received multiple absentee ballot applications ahead of a crucial presidential election.

The ruling arrives more than four years since Republican state legislators passed a broad election overhaul law in response to President Donald Trump’s narrow loss.

The law, Senate Bill 202, limited absentee voting after its widespread adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic when 25% of Georgia voters in the presidential election returned absentee ballots.

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