Georgia Senate Votes for Rapid Move to Hand-Marked Paper Ballots Before Elections This Fall

Georgia Senate approves hand-marked ballot requirement for November 2026 elections

Three weeks after a similar measure died on the chamber floor, the Georgia Senate passed a revamped bill requiring hand-marked paper ballots for the November 2026 general election. House Bill 960, as amended by Sen. Greg Dolezal, passed 32-21 along party lines on Friday. The bill still requires hand-marked ballots and mandates a manual recount of some elections. Election officials will also be required to have preprinted ballots at each voting l…

Georgia Senate votes for rapid move to hand-marked paper ballots before elections this fall

ATLANTA — A proposal for a quick switch to hand-marked paper ballots cleared the Georgia Senate on Friday, an idea that election officials say would disrupt this year's elections.