Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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SB 59 amends Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the OCGA by adding
that no direct recording electronic voting system shall be adopted or used
unless it produces a voter verified paper audit trail. After Jan 1, 2018, no state
or county in the state shall purchase a recording devise that does not have a
voter verified paper audit trail that has been verified by the elector before
casting the ballot, cannot be retained by the elector, and cannot contain
individual voter information. In addition the paper used must be sturdy and
clean, yet readable in a manner that makes the elector’s ballot choices obvious
without the use of a computer code. If a recount is needed, the paper audit
trail serves as the official ballot. |
