To stream 13WMAZ on your phone, you need the 13WMAZ app. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video JONES COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia election offices are waiting for guidance as a state law requiring major changes to how ballots are counted takes effect in eleven weeks. A law passed by the Georgia General Assembly in 2024 requires QR codes to be removed from ballots by July 1. The codes are currently used by scanning equipment to tally votes. Under the law, scanners must read the printed text on a ballot instead. Making that transition requires counties to purchase new certified scanners, update equipment and retrain poll workers — a process election officials say takes months. The state House of Representatives passed a bill this session to extend the deadline to 2028 and appropriate funding for the switch. The Senate adjourned without calling the bill for a vote. Marion Hatton, chairperson of the Jones County Board of Elections, said her office hasn’t received much information from the state on next steps. The uncertainty has trickled down to vendors. Hatton said even the company she orders ballot paper from told her to hold off on

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