Judge: Georgia Must Allow Inspection Of Election Databases

This 2016 photo shows the screen of an electronic voting machine during testing at the Kennesaw State University Center for Election Systems. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg gave the state until Friday to turn over electronic copies of the Georgia election databases to lawyers and computer experts for review.

Alex Sanz / Associated Press file

A federal judge has ordered Georgia election officials to allow computer experts and lawyers to review the databases used to create ballots and count votes.

The ruling came Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenges Georgia’s election system and seeks statewide use of hand-marked paper ballots.

U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg gave the state until Friday to turn over electronic copies of the databases to the plaintiffs’ lawyers and computer experts.