Georgia election board will not immediately move ahead with GOP plan to fix flaw in election system
The board adjourned without voting after Republicans said the change could burden counties and risk uncounted ballots.
- On Thursday, Georgia's state election board adjourned without voting on a Republican Party proposal to require officials to shuffle ballots at polling sites before they are cast.
- Researchers discovered a software flaw in 2022 allowing ballots to be reordered in Georgia's voting system, which could let observers match ballots to voters using publicly available data as Election Day approaches.
- Republican board members Janelle King and Carolyn Roddy criticized the proposal, citing potential burdens on officials and lost ballots; Roddy argued the plan 'does more harm than good' this close to voting.
- Election security expert Ben Adida warned that software updates shortly before an election could cause bigger problems, prompting the board to vote instead for a resolution urging officials to upgrade software.
- The approved resolution calls on the board's executive director to seek assistance from the Trump administration, as Georgia remains a key battleground state with a highly watched Senate race this year.
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Georgia election board will not immediately move ahead with GOP plan to fix flaw in election system
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Republicans on Georgia's state election board Thursday criticized a proposal by their own party to address a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been…
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