Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails ahead of deadline for changing Georgia’s elections

Election bills face headwinds in the Georgia Senate on Crossover Day

At least five election bills were on the Crossover Day agenda — a key deadline for bills to advance through the Legislature. But by the end of the night, only one had managed to clear the mid-session hurdle. Alander Rocha/Georgia RecorderLawmakers had high hopes for this session’s election policy, introducing bills on everything from campaign finance to an overhaul of Georgia’s voting system. At least five of those bills were on the Crossover Da…

Republican state senators push changes to Georgia voting machines

ATLANTA — Georgia Senate Republicans pushed last-minute amendments to the state’s election procedures through a committee hearing Monday in an effort to meet their self-imposed deadline to use hand-marked ballots this year.

Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails ahead of deadline for changing Georgia’s elections

ATLANTA — Georgia senators shot down a bill Friday that would have switched the state’s voting method to paper ballots filled out by hand before this November’s elections. The bill’s defeat sets up a scramble for Georgia lawmakers to find…

Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails on Crossover Day

Georgia senators shot down a bill Friday that would have switched the state’s voting method to paper ballots filled out by hand before this November’s elections. The bill’s defeat sets up a scramble for Georgia lawmakers to find a way to remove computer QR codes from ballots this year, as required by a state law passed two years ago. Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, speaks in favor of SB 568, which would have required voters to use hand-marked pape…