On July 9, U.S. District Court Judge Eleanor L. Ross issued an order in Cooper v Raffensperger, n.d., 1:20cv-1312. It cuts the number of signatures needed by minor party and independent candidates for all offices to 70% of normal. She wrote that although petitioning in late March through mid-May was virtually impossible, the state reopened in mid-May. She derived the 70% figure by applying the amount of time that was lost. Georgia candidate petitions for the general election must be completed within the six months prior to the deadline.

The state had already moved the petition deadline to August 14, and that was another factor that persuaded her not to offer additional relief.

The presidential petition will now be 5,250 signatures. Here is the 24-page order.