<![CDATA[Wired: A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms]]>Wired: A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia's Midterms

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A Conspiracy Theory About QR Codes Has Led to Chaos Ahead of Georgia’s Midterms

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false claims about Israel and 9/11. Now no one knows how ballots will be counted.

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WIRED (www.wired.com)

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Ah yes, the infamous "Hanging Chad" in Palm Beach County.

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they tried that.

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The Florida Recount Of 2000: A Nightmare That Goes On Haunting

The weeks-long battle over "hanging chads" that ultimately landed the fate of the presidency in the U.S. Supreme Court, continues to cast a long shadow over the nation's political psyche.

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NPR (www.npr.org)

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Can't use QR codes because they're now illegal? Use a bar code instead. Or use a frigging scan-tron-- a tech that's been machine-reading paper for 50 years or more, but just print it instead of having people using #2 pencils.

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