Georgia Officials Ask Court to Lift Block on Wiping or Resetting Voting Machines

Workers scan ballots as Fulton County, Ga., election chief Richard Barron listens during a press conference at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 25, 2020. Ben Gray/AP Photo

Georgia officials on Thursday asked a judge to lift an order that is blocking officials from altering information in voting machines in three counties, arguing the machines are needed to prepare for the upcoming Senate runoff elections.

Evidence demonstrates Cobb and Gwinnett counties “need to use” ballot marking devices from Dominion Voting Systems, Carey Miller, a state attorney, wrote in a court filing.