ATLANTA (AP) — Some Republican lawmakers continued to press Wednesday for changes to protect Georgia's voting system from security weaknesses, but a deputy to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused them of acting in bad faith and promoting lies that Georgia's 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.
The dispute with some Republicans in the state Senate stems from vulnerabilities in Dominion Voting Systems equipment identified by J. Alex Halderman, an expert witness in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Georgia’s election system.
However, they say it's impractical to update all 40,000 electronic voting machines and scanners statewide before the 2024 election cycle begins.
Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Max Burns, a Sylvania Republican, said at the end of the hearing he wanted to see changes.
Fueling interest in voting changes are Republican Party activists who say that Georgia's 16 electoral votes were stolen from Trump in 2020.
Persons:
Brad Raffensperger, Donald Trump, J, Alex Halderman, Halderman, he's, Gabriel Sterling, We’re, Sterling, “, Sen, Brandon Beach, Greg Dolezal, we’re, ” Dolezal, Max Burns, Burns, Raffensperger, Randy Robertson, Rudy Giuliani, Trump, Giuliani, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith, Robert Cheeley, Ellis, Steve Gooch, Dahlonega —, Sidney Powell
Organizations:
ATLANTA, Republican, Voting Systems, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Security Agency, Cumming Republican, Dominion, Sylvania Republican, Rotary Club, Republican Party, Trump
Locations:
U.S, Brandon, Fulton, Beach, Georgia