The different QR codes would allow the duplicate ballots to be counted by the machine. Getting rid of hand verification in favor of machine counts permit this to happen
Depends what the QR codes resolve to (they might have the same IDs like the text)
Regardless - duplicate ballot numbers should NOT be counted and if that wasn’t the very first response out of the superintendents mouth they’ve got a REAL problem in California.
100% that’s the first thing i noticed... they think we’re all stooopid