Trump's election probes find an opening in Georgia
Summary
Georgia’s State Election Board has asked the Justice and Homeland Security departments to review the state’s voting system, giving President Donald Trump’s administration a potential opening to investigate election procedures ahead of the midterms. The request cites equipment and ballot concerns, while state officials disagree over the board’s move and Georgia has yet to fund or complete planned voting-system upgrades.Key Facts
- Georgia has statewide Senate and governor’s races in the midterm election.
- The State Election Board’s Sept. 30 letter asked federal agencies to review and potentially investigate Georgia’s voting system and election-data handling.
- The board’s letter cited outdated software, ballot-secrecy concerns and QR-code ballots that it said may violate federal law.
- The Justice Department said it was evaluating the request and could investigate or take enforcement action if appropriate.
- Board chair John Fevrier opposed the letter, saying the board’s majority went beyond the resolution it was meant to implement.
- Georgia’s voting machines were purchased in 2019, and the secretary of state’s office said they have not been updated since then.
- A 2024 state law called for a shift from QR-code ballots to hand-marked paper ballots, but lawmakers extended the implementation deadline.
- A tabulator software glitch that could affect ballot secrecy has been known since 2022, and an available fix has not been installed.
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