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Key Georgia lawmakers Tuesday called for a rapid test-run of hand-marked paper ballots in this year’s elections, switching from touchscreens in some polling places.

The rush to try paper ballots filled out by hand follows mounting pressure from President Donald Trump , conservatives and election security activists who oppose electronic voting touchscreens.

A switch would comply with part of a state law passed last year requiring the elimination of computerized QR codes from ballots by July 1, 2026.Explore Georgia’s next voting system? Senators seek paper ballots filled out by hand

Two House Republican committee chairmen stressed “the urgency of the matter” in a letter to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

“It is imperative to begin testing viable alternativest

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