How Will Georgia Count Votes in 2026?

Spotlight Session: How Will Georgia Count Votes in 2026?

We are hosting an optional spotlight session on Monday at 4 PM ET to address confounding developments in Georgia concerning the uncertainty around how votes will be tabulated. This will be an informational session focused on a critical and unresolved issue:

➡️ What is Georgia’s looming vote-counting problem?

Georgia, with high-profile statewide races—including a closely watched U.S. Senate contest—currently faces significant uncertainty regarding its voting system framework.

• A law enacted two years ago specifically prohibits the continued use of QR codes as the method of official vote tabulation
• The statutory deadline for compliance is July 1, 2026
• Funding for the new voting system the law requires has not been provided, nor is the required new system on the market.
• The General Assembly adjourned without resolving how votes will be counted in November.

This issue has drawn national attention and remains unresolved.

Election security advocates, including Coalition for Good Governance, have proposed utilizing Georgia’s existing backup paper ballot system using hand-marked ballots counted by scanners, which is already authorized in law. However, there is currently no consensus or clear path forward.

This session will explore:

• The risks associated with unresolved system decisions
• Why simply postponing the July 1 deadline does not resolve underlying issues
• What stakeholders and advocates need to understand moving forward