State Election Board pushes for faster action on shift away from QR codes on Georgia ballots

By: Maya Homan

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 785

Last Updated: 2 days, 10 hours ago

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Georgia’s State Election Board unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging state lawmakers to hasten a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, just a day after legislators unveiled a proposal to delay overhauling Georgia’s election system until after the 2026 midterms.

The resolution, introduced by board member Salleigh Grubbs, requests that Georgia implement hand-marked paper ballots “as soon as practicable,” arguing that the state’s current system of using QR codes to tally ballots does not allow voters …

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