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Hand-marked paper ballot bill fails ahead of deadline for changing Georgia’s elections

State Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 568, which would have required voters to use hand-marked paper ballots in November’s elections, on Friday, March 6, 2026. The bill fell short of the majority needed to pass. (Photo by Ashtin Barker/Capitol Beat)

03092026PAPER BALLOTS — State Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 568, which would have required voters to use hand-marked paper ballots in November’s elections, on Friday, March 6, 2026. The bill fell short of the majority needed to pass. (Photo by Ashtin Barker/Capitol Beat)

Georgia senators shot down a bill Friday that would have switched the state’s voting method to paper ballots.