Georgia Leaders Consider Potential Overhaul of State Voting Systems

GOP board defies chair in demand that Trump DOJ declare state's voting machines illegal

Georgia's Republican-controlled State Election Board is asking the Justice Department to declare the state's voting machines illegal ahead of the midterms.In a letter sent Thursday, board Executive Director James Mills asked Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who heads the DOJ Civil Rights Division, to "prohibit" the state's QR code-based vote counting. Mills also urged federal officials to "set a bindi…

Georgia leaders consider potential overhaul of state voting systems

Georgia leaders spent the day exploring alternative voting systems as part of a statewide election overhaul, while state election board members questioned whether current voting systems are secure.

Georgia election panel asks for help to push for election system updates

Members of Georgia’s State Election Board have advanced a resolution calling on the secretary of state’s office to update the state’s voting machines and urging the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to step in to…

SEB asks Trump administration to push for election system updates

Members of Georgia’s State Election Board have advanced a resolution calling on the secretary of state’s office to update the state’s voting machines and urging the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to step in to ensure the update takes place.  The resolution was introduced by the board’s GOP appointee, Carolyn […]

Georgia election board seeks federal oversight for voting machine updates

Georgia's State Election Board passed a resolution calling for the secretary of state's office to update voting machines and requested federal assistance from the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Georgia election panel asks Trump administration to help push for election system updates - Now Georgia

Georgia election panel asks Trump administration to help push for election system updates (Georgia Recorder) — Members of Georgia’s State Election Board have advanced a resolution calling on the secretary of state’s office to update the state’s voting machines and urging the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security to step in to ensure the update takes place. T…