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ICYMI: WABE Exposes Cover Up of HB 316’s Real Costs

  • March 12, 2019

WABE: “It’s not clear what the exact price will be, and even more uncertain is the long-term cost borne by Georgia’s 159 counties as they run elections with new equipment.”

ATLANTA — Today, WABE exposed the cover up of HB 316’s full cost by supporters of unsecure, unreliable, and expensive voting machines.

Excerpts of the article follow:

Ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Georgia is set to make what will likely be the largest, single purchase of voting technology in the U.S. since at least 2016.

It’s not clear what the exact price will be, and even more uncertain is the long-term cost borne by Georgia’s 159 counties as they run elections with new equipment.

The Republican lawmakers and officials now leading the push to replace the state’s 17-year-old, touchscreen voting machines have done little, at least publicly, to develop clear estimates of how much the new technology they favor will cost in the long run.

Read the full article here.

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