House body passes legislation to allow ballot inspection in Georgia | apartment

ATLANTA — A split committee of the House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would allow Georgians to inspect ballots after an election.

Current law allows Georgians to inspect electronic copies of ballot images to verify that the official vote counts are correct. But the original paper ballots remain sealed and can only be opened with a court order — a procedure designed to prevent ballots from being tampered with after an election.

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