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A state commission tasked with reviewing how Georgia should switch to new voting machines agreed the new system needs to be in place by 2020, and rely on paper ballots. But the commission appears divided on how ballots should be filled out in the new system.

Voting Machine Panel Agrees Ga. Needs Paper Ballots By 2020, Disagrees On How To Mark Them

Johnny Kauffman • Dec 13, 2018

Come January, Georgia’s regulatory system, known as certificate of need (CON), could be due for a major overhaul, if not a full repeal. The influential House Rural Development Council announced recommendations last week for legislation in the upcoming General Assembly session.

Ga. Legislators Plan Broad Revamp Of State’s Powerful CON Laws

Andy Miller, Georgia Health News • Dec 10, 2018

A line forms outside a polling site on Election Day in Atlanta on Nov. 6. Perhaps the biggest challenge Brad Raffensperger will face as secretary of state: restoring the rattled confidence of Georgia voters.

New Georgia Secretary Of State Faces ‘Full Plate’ Of Voter Worries

Associated Press • Dec 6, 2018

John Barrow was defeated in the Tuesday runoff by Republican state Rep. Brad Raffensperger, who'll take over as secretary of state in January.

Barrow Concedes Defeat In Georgia Secretary Of State Race

Associated Press • Dec 5, 2018

Chuck Eaton, first elected to the Public Service Commission in 2006, struggled to keep his seat amid criticism of the commission's continued support for adding two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.

Republican Chuck Eaton Re-Elected In Runoff To Georgia PSC

Associated Press • Dec 5, 2018

Results: Georgia Votes In Midterm Election Runoff

Associated Press • Dec 4, 2018

Brad Raffensperger will become Georgia’s next secretary of state, taking over the office at the center of a debate over voter access and election security.

Republican Wins Runoff For Georgia Secretary Of State

Associated Press • Dec 4, 2018

Georgia Voters will pick a new Secretary of State Tuesday.

With New Scrutiny On Voting In Georgia, State Will Pick Top Election Official

Johnny Kauffman • Dec 3, 2018

In Tuesday’s runoff election, Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger are vying to be Georgia’s next secretary of state. Neither candidate won more than 50 percent of votes on Nov. 6.

Voting Access Takes Center Stage In Tuesday’s Georgia Runoff

Associated Press • Dec 3, 2018

Democrats, State Agree On Extending Absentee Ballot Deadline

Johnny Kauffman • Nov 30, 2018