Georgia's barcode ballot plan stalls as deadline slips

Georgia lawmakers failed to fund or finalize a plan to remove barcodes from ballots by July, leaving the state on pace to use Dominion touch-screen machines for the November election. Proposals to switch to hand-marked paper ballots by 2028 and to fund new equipment are moving slowly, with potential Senate resistance and concerns about disrupting ballots and audits. Local officials have favored delaying action to avoid chaos, while the broader push to change Georgia's voting system remains unresolved.