By Sean O'Driscoll — Senior Crime and Courts Reporter |

Republicans have suffered three election rule defeats ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

In a ruling on Wednesday, a Georgia judge blocked a new set of rules introduced by the Republican-led Georgia State Election Board.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox struck down rules that required county election officials to conduct a "reasonable inquiry" into election results before certifying them and allow them to "examine all election related documentation created during the conduct of elections prior to certification of results."

"The court here declares that these rules are illegal, unconstitutional and void," Cox wrote in his ruling.

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