ATLANTA β Georgia elections officials defended the stateβs elections system Wednesday from sharp criticism leveled by several state Senate Republicans during a committee hearing.
After using touch-screen voting machines since the early 2000s, the General Assembly passed legislation in 2019 providing for a paper backup to electronic ballots.
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