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News Articles: Voting Machine

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House bill would make hand-marked paper ballots the primary voting method

New legislation in the Georgia House would make hand-marked paper ballots the primary way votes are counted in the state. Sponsors of the legislation say they want to inspire confidence in voters who may be wary of electronic voting machines.

February 21, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
In this Jan. 19, 2021 image taken from Coffee County, Ga., security video, Cathy Latham, bottom, who was the chair of the Coffee County Republican Party at the time, greets a team of computer experts from data solutions company SullivanStrickler at the county elections office in Douglas, Ga. Records show that the team traveled to the rural south Georgia county to copy software and data from elections equipment.

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Voting experts warn of 'serious threats' for 2024 from election equipment software breaches

Election security experts and computer scientists say an effort to access voting system software in several states and provide it to allies of Donald Trump as they sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election poses "serious threats" ahead of next year's presidential contest.

December 05, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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Despite concerns, Georgia election officials plan to delay voting fixes till after ‘24 election

A long-running dispute over Georgia’s voting system has further fueled claims that state election officials haven’t done enough to ensure election security ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

June 23, 2023
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Voting machines fill the floor for early voting at State Farm Arena, Oct. 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Critics of the voting equipment used in Georgia say the state's plan to wait until after 2024 presidential election to install a software update meant to address flaws that an expert says leave the machines open to attack is irresponsible.

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Critics blast Georgia's plan to delay software updates on its voting machines

Critics of Georgia's plan to wait until after next year's presidential election to install a software update to address security flaws on the state's voting equipment called that irresponsible. They say that leaves the machines open to attack.

June 15, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 A video surveillance image taken on Jan. 19, 2021, shows former Coffee County Republican Party chair Cathy Latham, bottom right, welcoming forensic computer analysts with Atlanta-based SullivanStrickler to the county elections office. Screenshot from Coffee County video

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Georgia election officials, voting systems CEO vouch for machine’s security ahead of midterms

The president of the Dominion Voting Systems defended the integrity of the company’s voting equipment during Wednesday’s Georgia State Election Board meeting where state officials attempted to shore up public confidence ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

September 29, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
This Jan. 7, 2021, image taken from Coffee County, Ga., security video, appears to show Cathy Latham (center, long turquoise top), introducing members of a computer forensic team to local election officials. Latham was the county Republican Party chair at the time. The computer forensics team was at the county elections office in Douglas, Ga., to make copies of voting equipment in an effort that documents show was arranged by Sidney Powell and others allied with then-President Donald Trump.

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Voting equipment to be replaced after 'unauthorized access'

Georgia's secretary of state has announced plans to replace election equipment in one county after what he called unauthorized access to the equipment just two months after the 2020 election.

September 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
In this Jan. 7, 2021, image taken from Coffee County, Ga., security video, Cathy Latham (right) appears to take a selfie with a member of a computer forensics team inside the local elections office. Latham was the county Republican Party chair at the time. The computer forensics team was at the county elections office in Douglas, Ga., to make copies of voting equipment in an effort that documents show was arranged by Sidney Powell and others allied with then-President Donald Trump.

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Video shows 'unauthorized access' to Georgia election equipment

A court filing says a Republican Party official in Georgia told a computer forensics team to copy components of the voting system at a rural elections office two months after the 2020 election and spent nearly all day there, contradicting her deposition testimony. 

September 20, 2022
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  • Associated Press
 At a Jan. 24, Rotary Club of Atlanta meeting, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended the integrity of Georgia’s elections and his refusal to overturn 2020 election results. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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State subpoenas media texts and emails from critic of Georgia electronic voting system

A plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s electronic voting system is being subpoenaed by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and the State Election Board for information that would include her communication with reporters. 

August 31, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis photographed in her office on Jan. 4, 2022. A request by the Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to throw out Joe Biden’s presidential election victory has been approved. Willis last week sent a letter to county superior court Chief Judge Christopher Brasher asking him to impanel a special grand jury. Brasher issued an order Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 saying the request was

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Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach

The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about a breach of voting equipment in a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.

August 29, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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New GPB Podcast Looks At How Voting Should Work

GPB political reporter Stephen Fowler talks with Morning Edition host Leah Fleming about his new podcast called “Battleground: Ballot Box," which explores how your vote is counted.

September 22, 2020
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  • Leah Fleming ,
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • and 1 more
People wait in a line to vote in the Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Atlanta.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | Six Weeks Out, State Faces Wide Challenges, Shaken Trust In System

On this episode of Battleground: Ballot Box, we hear from the Secretary of State, a county elections supervisor, a poll worker and a voter to understand the challenges that loom over a successful November election, and what steps are being done to address them.

September 22, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler

Elections Officials Look To Smooth Out Wrinkles Ahead Of Statewide Voting Machine Rollout

State elections officials say issues that arose during last Tuesday’s pilot of the new ballot-marking device voting system can be easily fixed before...

November 15, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler

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Amid Lawsuits, New Vendor Chosen For Georgia Voting Machines

Lawsuits over election integrity and legislative decisions about voting machines have been ongoing stories since before the presidential elections in...

July 30, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Stephen Fowler

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On Second Thought For Tuesday, July 30, 2019

The state has selected a vendor for its new voting machines while a case involving elections security moves through the courts. Get an update from GPB...

July 30, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
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As Cost Questions Loom, Senate Passes Voting Machine Bill

The state Senate has approved HB 316 , an omnibus voting bill that would tweak state election code and would make Georgia the only state in the country...

March 13, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler

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