Georgia's QR codes for counting votes likely to remain for midterms as lawmakers delay action

A day after postponing plans to redraw Georgia’s congressional and legislative districts, state lawmakers were poised Thursday to delay making any changes to the state’s current vote-counting method.

That would mean the system, which relies on a QR code to tally the votes, will remain in place for the November election, an outcome some voting rights advocates preferred to avoid creating confusion at polling sites.

Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had placed redistricting and the state’s election system on the agenda for a special legislative session. On Wednesday — the first day of the session — lawmakers rejected his call for redistricting for the 2028 election, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.