Jones talks about special session, taxes

(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says Georgia lawmakers will need to reconvene in a special session to determine how to comply with a state law that bans the use of QR codes to count election results.

Jones, running for governor, placed the blame on his opponent, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

“Our secretary of state has never complied with us getting rid of the QR codes, which is something we passed two years ago,” Jones said in an interview with The Center Square. “We’ll be out of compliance on July 1 so after these primaries are over with, we probably will have to go into a special session to fix that.”

The General Assembly considered several election bills during the 2026 session, but none passed. It will be up to Gov. Brian Kemp to call a special session. Jones said he would also be open to redrawing the congressional district lines if Kemp calls for it, as other states have done.

Raffensperger told The Center Square that the accusations that he has done nothing about the QR codes are not true. Raffens...