On today’s main Editorial page in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, we take a closer look at the state’s efforts to ensure a trustworthy voting system. The Secure, Accessible and Fair Elections Commission was established for that very purpose, and the name of the group says it all.

The Editorial Board's Opinion makes clear: Georgia's new SAFE Commission should live up to its name in pursuing a new, secure ballot-counting apparatus.

In a guest column, former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox reminds readers why the state uses is current system. She warns of the risks of  paper-only voting proposals. 

In another guest column, Georgia Tech's Richard DeMillo, who studies election security, examines the issue. He says the realities of cybersecurity and election integrity must be addressed.

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In this photo from 1997, then-U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga. (in wheelchair), and fellow senators (left to right) Bob Kerrey, D-Neb.; John McCain, R-Ariz.; Charles Hagel, R-Neb.; John Kerry, D-Mass.; and Chuck Robb, D-Va. walk along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall behind the wreath they would lay to commemorate the 15th anniversary of groundbreaking for the memorial. All six senators served in Vietnam, and Cleland lost both legs and an arm in that war. (Rick McKay/Washington Bureau)

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