New panel begins work reviewing options for Georgia’s next election system

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 5 days, 5 hours ago

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A committee tasked with helping select Georgia’s next statewide election system is scheduled to hold its first meeting next week as lawmakers, election officials and other appointed members begin to envision a QR code-free method of voting.

The use of ballot QR codes have been a contentious issue throughout the last several years in Georgia politics. Proponents of hand-marked paper ballots have repeatedly called for ballots to be counted based on text that can …

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