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VoterGAv.State of Georgia

CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
Docket No.A23A0004
DecidedJune 13, 2023
Reporter368 Ga. App. 119; 889 S.E.2d 322; 2023 Ga. App. LEXIS 271; 2023 WL 3963638
JudgesMILLER, Presiding Judge. Mercier and Hodges, JJ., concur.
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CivilElection LawDeclaratory JudgmentElectronic Voting SystemsMotion to DismissRight to VoteDominion Voting Machines
Case Summary

VoterGA and voter Philip Singleton challenged Georgia’s electronic ballot-marking system, arguing that the printed ballot showed their choices but its unreadable QR code prevented them from verifying how those choices would be tabulated. They sought declaratory and injunctive relief before the 2022 elections, claiming the system violated Georgia election statutes and their voting rights. The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed dismissal. It held that the statutes require a paper ballot displaying the elector’s choices in a readable format; they do not require the QR code itself to be readable or prescribe that voters verify their choices through the tabulation code. Because the petitioners did not dispute that voters could read their choices on the paper ballot, they alleged no actual injury or uncertainty about a legal right warranting declaratory relief, and no imminent irreparable injury warranting an injunction. The petition therefore failed to state a claim.

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