Nov 5, 2020 1:21 PM EDT

Judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit in Georgia

A judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit by the state Republican Party and President Donald Trump’s campaign that alleged one county continued to count absentee ballots after the state deadline.

Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass did not provide an explanation for his decision Thursday at the close of a roughly one-hour hearing.

The county includes the heavily Democratic city of Savannah.

The court battle concerned roughly 53 absentee ballots that county elections officials testified had been received on time.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, was the Trump campaign’s third filed legal challenge in battleground states where he is in a close race with former Vice President Joe Biden.