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Trump's election probes find an opening in Georgia

Georgia's election board director sent a five-page letter to three cabinet officials seeking a software update that officials say takes months; the vote comes first.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGeorgia's State Election Board has asked the Justice Department to investigate the state's own voting system, days before the midterms.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe five-page letter from its executive director, James Mills, asks for a software update and a ban on QR codes for counting ballots.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo how long does the update take?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorElection officials say months, and it cannot be finished before voting begins. A spokesperson for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger criticized the timing.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen it's a request nobody can grant, filed at the exact moment nobody can grant it.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe letter went to the attorney general, the Civil Rights chief and the Homeland Security secretary.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJustice officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that any decision is theirs alone.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree cabinet-level recipients. That's the most formal software ticket ever filed, and the update still says remind me tomorrow.

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