On June 25, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed legislation delaying the implementation of a state law banning the use of QR codes and other machine coding in ballot tabulation.
In 2024, lawmakers enacted a bill prohibiting the use of QR codes, bar codes, or other machine coding in ballot tabulation, starting on July 1, 2026. Currently, Georgia uses voting machines that print QR codes on ballots to count votes. Those machines were not replaced before the July deadline.
Kemp called a special session in May to postpone the implementation of the QR code prohibition and consider congressional redistricting. Legislators later said they would not take up redistricting during the session.
