Georgia Voters Lose Last-Ditch Bid for Midterm Paper Ballots (2)

It’s too late to force Georgia to replace the state’s flawed electronic-voting system with paper ballots for the midterm election despite evidence that votes could be altered, diluted or not counted at all, a U.S. judge ruled.

A good-government group and several voters who claimed the current system puts the election at risk of Russian-style interference waited too long to make their request, and switching to paper now could also imperil the election, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled in Atlanta on Monday.

While the ruling is a victory for Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, the judge rejected ...