Lawmakers who want to overhaul the way Georgians vote heard a consistent message Thursday from election chiefs.

Hurry up! And give us money.

A law backed by Republicans in the General Assembly outlaws the Quick Response (QR) codes that the state’s voting machines use to transfer voter intent into each polling place’s database.

Poll workers will have to use a different method starting July 1, and the legislature has yet to identify it — or pay for it.

Local election chiefs and poll workers told a House study committee that convened at Savannah Technical College Thursday that they will need months to train workers.

“It cannot be rushed,” said Billy Wooten, the election supervisor in Chatham County, where the fourth hearing of the House study committee on election procedures was being he

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