Georgia Election Board Pitches Anti-Voting Wish List for 2026 Elections
The Georgia State Election Board (SEB) is pushing to severely restrict access to the ballot box ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — including an end to absentee voting, and a drive for paper ballots.
Janice Johnston, the vice chair of the SEB and a longtime election denier, brought the board’s wishlist of voting law changes to the final meeting of the General Assembly’s Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures Thursday, before the committee makes recommendations to lawmakers for changes to the state’s election laws.
Johnston’s wishlist included a switch to hand-marked paper ballots, a push for handwritten numbered voter lists and getting rid of no-excuse absentee voting.
“Discourage absentee voting and encourage in-person voting,” Johnston told the committee. “Ballot drop boxes were a pandemic response, they’re no longer needed and should be removed.”
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