State legislators and officials would spend the second half of 2018 studying how to replace Georgia’s aging voting system under a resolution filed late last week.
With the annual state legislative session now nearing its end, Republican Rep. Barry Fleming’s proposal places doubt on the chances for a separate bill that would move Georgia toward a paper-ballot voting system by 2020.
That bill (SB 403), sponsored by Republican Sen. Bruce Thompson, cleared the state Senate with bipartisan support but lost some momentum in the state House. Critics, including election-integrity advocates as well as some Republican and Democratic lawmakers, said it isn’t specific enough about how recounts and audits would be conducted, potentially leaving the voting system vulnerable.
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