The state House of Representatives on Tuesday passed what would be the most substantial overhaul in nearly two decades of how Georgia voters cast their ballots in person.
The bill, HB 316, would require the use of electronic machines that print paper ballots by 2020. Voters would make their selections on touchscreen computers. The paper printout would be counted by a scanner and then stored for recounts or audits.
“I think the system that we have had has served us well, but it is now 17 years old,” said the bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Barry Fleming. “It has a shelf life; it is time to move on. That’s what this bill does. It looks forward to the future, not to the past, and gives us a good system that we can count on.”
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