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Week In Review: QR codes on ballots delayed and developers buy up Georgia farmland
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Week In Review: QR codes on ballots delayed and developers buy up Georgia farmland

  • Georgia Legislature

Alex Helmick | WABE

June 26th, 2026

A special session of the Georgia legislature ended on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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