Georgia county says more than 3,000 absentee ballots being mailed late just days before election

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Election officials in Georgia’s third-largest county say they’re late in mailing more than 3,000 absentee ballots to voters, just a few days before the election. Election officials in Cobb County north of Atlanta say they’re using express mail and UPS overnight delivery in an effort to deliver the ballots on time. A judge ruled Friday that Cobb County voters receiving their absentee ballots late may return them by Nov. 8, three days after Election Day, as long as they’re postmarked by Tuesday.  A statement from the county Board of Elections blamed the delay on faulty equipment and a late surge in absentee ballot requests.