Kemp Wants Verifiable Voting — After His Own Governor’s Race

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is asking companies for proposals to implement new machines that produce verifiable paper records in time for the next presidential election in 2020. Kemp says it can’t be done in time for his own governor’s race this November against Stacey Abrams.

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Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp says Georgia’s aging electronic voting machines should be replaced, coming around to a position critics say he’s resisted for eight years as the state’s top elections official.

There’s just one thing — Kemp says it can’t be done in time for his own election this November.

The secretary of state is asking companies for proposals to implement new machines that produce verifiable paper records in time for the next presidential election in 2020.