Georgia Tests New Voting System Before 2020 Switch

Georgia Tests New Voting System Before 2020 Switch
A woman is seen using a voting machine in a file photo. AP Photo/Mike Stewart
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CARTERSVILLE, Ga.—New voting machines that combine touchscreens with a printed ballot were tested for a handful of local elections in Georgia on Nov. 5, part of the state’s rush to meet a court-ordered deadline to retire its outdated paperless system before any votes are cast in 2020.

State election officials piloted the $106 million system in six mostly rural counties holding elections for mayors, city councils, and school boards. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to use the new machines in all 159 counties for Georgia’s presidential primaries in March.