ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board has approved a resolution seeking federal help to push the Secretary of State’s Office to update the state’s voting machine software before the November midterm elections.

Supporters of the resolution say the updates are needed to address potential vulnerabilities in the voting system.

“It is irresponsible to have all of us voting on machines that we know have known vulnerabilities,” board member Carolyn Roddy said.

Board member Sara Tindall Ghazal said there is not enough time to complete the update process before the election.

“It’s not that it’s impractical, it’s not that it’s difficult or challenging, it cannot be done,” Ghazal said.

The resolution calls for the federal government, specifically the Justice Department or Department of Homeland Security, to step in if the systems are not updated. The resolution does not specify what action the federal government would be asked to take.

Election officials say updating the state’s machines is a months-long process.

The Secretary of State’s Office previously asked lawmakers for funding to update the machines, but the funding was not approved.

A spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office criticized the board’s resolution as “a day late and $20 million dollars short.”

Early voting begins Oct. 13.

WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Jonathan O’Brien contributed to this story.