Georgia GOP votes to keep QR code ballots, but adds extra hand recounts
Georgia Republicans advanced a bill Saturday that allows the state to continue using QR code-scanned ballots until a new system is selected in 2028.
But in a last-second twist, state Republicans added an amendment that would require counties to conduct hand recounts for the top two races of every election before the state can certify the votes.
The lawmakers’ vote to remain in the QR code ballot system, will spare voters and election officials some chaos in determining this year’s election outcomes, if the bill is ultimately signed into law.
Still, Democrats are concerned that the amendment on manual recounts could unnecessarily gum up the vote tabulation process, undermining voter confidence.
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