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Subscribe Now Learn MoreBallot QR code bill headed to governor after Georgia lawmakers scale back hand-counting requirement
Georgia lawmakers dialed back a controversial change that would have mandated hand recounts of the two top-ticket races in every election before local officials could certify the results. The hand-count provision was added by Senate Republicans over the weekend to a measure extending the state’s self-imposed deadline to stop using ballot QR codes to tally votes, prompting outcry from Democrats, local election officials and other advocacy groups. Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder.
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New National Partnership Launches to Ready Elections Against Disruption
As both natural and manmade disasters increasingly disrupt the voting process and election cycle, a new national initiative has been launched to bridge the critical gap between election administration and emergency management.
The Partnership for Elections and Emergency Response (PEER) convened in Chicago in late April, bringing together a diverse group of state and local election directors, civic partners, and emergency management professionals including representatives from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA), and Big City Emergency Managers. The organization’s mission is to build resilient elections by fostering proactive emergency response engagement before, during, and after ballots are cast.
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