A federal judge will hear more evidence on whether to reopen voter registration in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — At least for now, a federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections.

U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross ruled after a Wednesday hearing that three voting rights groups haven’t yet done enough to prove that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to register last week. Monday was Georgia’s registration deadline. Instead, Ross set another hearing for Thursday to consider more evidence and legal arguments.

Ross questioned whether the groups proved they suffered injuries, noting the plaintiffs haven't yet produced a single person who says they were unable to register to vote because of the storm.

“You didn’t bring me close enough to see the injury,” Ross said in denying the plaintiffs' request.