The Georgia legislature passed a bill Tuesday to extend the use of QR codes on ballots until 2028 and mandate hand recounts for the top two statewide races within 0.5%.
The bill only applies to positions like governor, lieutenant governor and other statewide offices, but not federal races like president.
The vote in the House was 94 to 79, and the vote in the Senate was 36 to 16.
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