Georgia voters who want hand-marked paper
ballots are challenging the new election system
state officials are rushing to implement in time
for next year’s presidential primaries, saying the
new touchscreen machines remain vulnerable
and their results unverifiable, even though they
produce paper records.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
announced the state’s purchase of a $106 million
election system from Denver-based Dominion
Voting Systems last month, with plans to replace
the outdated election management system and
paperless touchscreen voting machines in use
since 2002. He then certified the new system on
Aug. 9, and said it will be in place in time for the
March 24 primaries.