Georgia requires QR codes on ballots, hand recounts under 0.5% margin

A new rule for the November 2026 general election in Georgia mandates that voting‑machine printouts include QR codes. The same rule also requires a full hand recount for any statewide race decided by a margin of 0.5 percent or less.

Election officials in the state updated voting procedures to incorporate the QR‑code requirement and to set the 0.5 percent threshold that triggers a hand recount.