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The plan aimed to fix a software vulnerability that could link voters to their ballots, but board members raised concerns about its practicality and potential disruption.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-01T21:46:27.310Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-01T20:39:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-01T21:46:27.310Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named individuals and the AP; two independent outlets corroborated.","critic":"Reporting clearly separates fact from comment and includes specific details.","hype":"Language is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism."}},"tags":["#GeorgiaElections","#VotingSecurity","#ElectionIntegrity","#BallotSecrecy","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Georgia State Election Board","Georgia Republican Party","Republican National Committee","Janelle King","Carolyn Roddy"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Georgia's State Election Board did not vote on a proposal to shuffle ballots at polling sites.","The proposal, from the Georgia Republican Party and Republican National Committee, aimed to address a software flaw that could allow voters to be matched to their ballots.","Two Republican board members, Janelle King and Carolyn Roddy, criticized the plan, citing concerns about new burdens on election officials and potential ballot uncountability.","The board adjourned without taking action on the proposal, which was intended to prevent linking voters to their cast ballots."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Georgia's State Election Board adjourned on Thursday without voting on a proposal to require election officials to collect and shuffle ballots at polling sites before they are cast. The proposal was put forward by the Georgia Republican Party and the Republican National Committee to address a software vulnerability in the state's voting equipment. This flaw could allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they have been cast, though it does not permit votes to be changed."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The vulnerability, discovered by researchers in 2022, could enable individuals to link voters to specific ballots using publicly available data and artificial intelligence, potentially compromising ballot secrecy. The Republican proposal aimed to prevent this by shuffling ballots at polling sites, thereby obscuring the order in which they were cast."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement over the proposal"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Two Republican members of the five-member board expressed criticism of the proposal. Janelle King stated that the requirement would impose new burdens on county election officials, potentially necessitating the hiring of additional poll workers. She also raised concerns about ballots being lost during the shuffling process, leading to them being uncounted. Carolyn Roddy, another Republican board member, reiterated her previous opposition to a similar plan, calling the risk of coercion a \"small thing\" and suggesting the RNC proposal \"does more harm than good,\" particularly as it would be implemented shortly before early voting begins."},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions in coverage"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the specific date in 2022 when researchers discovered the software flaw. 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