Key Points
- New state election laws aim to restore trust after a contentious 2020 election
- Switching to watermarked ballots costs tens of thousands of dollars
- Banning private donations has strained some local budgets
State lawmakers have been overhauling and fine-tuning Georgia election laws for the last three years hoping to regain voter trust in the state’s election process after a contentious 2020 election.
But restoring that trust is placing burdens on administrators and staff who oversee local elections.
Cherokee County spent $30,000 on paper ballots this year but now must destroy that batch and purchase watermarked paper ballots. The change is due to a state law that will go into effect...
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