Make Georgia the Election Integrity Leader!
Thanks to the leadership of VoterGA, GAGOP Election Integity Task Force, and other members of the Georgia Election Integrity Coalition along with the help of many election integrity patriots around the state this was a productive legislative session. Three excellent bills are sitting on the Governor’s desk for his signature which improve election security, transparency, and integrity and would help restore voter confidence in Georgia's elections.
The Georgia General Assembly voted to ban unverifiable QR-coded voting and improve election transparency by making physical ballots public record before it adjourned this year. New election security measures also require improved ballot chain of custody procedures to deter ballot trafficking and visible watermarks on all ballots to help detect ballot counterfeiting. The language further requires all absentee voting tabulation to be completed on Election Night to help prevent post-election ballot box stuffing.
SB 189, an omnibus bill, ensures all physical ballots are subject to Georgia Open Records Request law soelection results can be publicly verified. Ballots will be inspected or copied at requestor expense while in custody of county election officials. The bill requires all early voting and mail-in ballots received prior to Election Day to be tabulated by 8 p.m. on Election Night. The bill also contains additional sign off and sealing procedures that counties must implement no later than January 1, 2025. It further gives the Secretary of State two years to eliminate the current voting system that accumulates votes hidden in QR codes. In addition, it includes clarifications for challenges of invalid voter roll entries intended to improve voter roll accuracy.
HB 974 requires visible security watermarks for ballots so counterfeit ballots can easily be spotted by election workers. It also requires additional Risk Limiting Audits (RLA) for each election with optional tabulation audits and a gradually reduced RLA risk tolerance limit over the next few election cycles.
HB 1207 further improves election transparency with meaningful access for poll watchers while providing specific protections for both poll workers and watchers. It also requires election workers to be U.S. citizens since they handle ballots and electronic images of ballots cast by Georgia voters who are all U.S. citizens.
The last step is for Governor Kemp to sign these bills into law before May 8th so we need your help once again!
He needs to hear from as many Georgia voters as possible regarding these common-sense bills. There is a very large, well-funded, and organized opposition against any efforts to make the 2024 elections more secure and transparent.
Contact Governor Kemp today and ask him to sign HB 974, HB 1207, and SB 189 into law before May 8 to improve voter confidence in our elections.
Make Georgia the Election Integrity Leader!
Thanks to the leadership of VoterGA, GAGOP Election Integity Task Force, and other members of the Georgia Election Integrity Coalition along with the help of many election integrity patriots around the state this was a productive legislative session. Three excellent bills are sitting on the Governor’s desk for his signature which improve election security, transparency, and integrity and would help restore voter confidence in Georgia's elections.
The Georgia General Assembly voted to ban unverifiable QR-coded voting and improve election transparency by making physical ballots public record before it adjourned this year. New election security measures also require improved ballot chain of custody procedures to deter ballot trafficking and visible watermarks on all ballots to help detect ballot counterfeiting. The language further requires all absentee voting tabulation to be completed on Election Night to help prevent post-election ballot box stuffing.
SB 189, an omnibus bill, ensures all physical ballots are subject to Georgia Open Records Request law soelection results can be publicly verified. Ballots will be inspected or copied at requestor expense while in custody of county election officials. The bill requires all early voting and mail-in ballots received prior to Election Day to be tabulated by 8 p.m. on Election Night. The bill also contains additional sign off and sealing procedures that counties must implement no later than January 1, 2025. It further gives the Secretary of State two years to eliminate the current voting system that accumulates votes hidden in QR codes. In addition, it includes clarifications for challenges of invalid voter roll entries intended to improve voter roll accuracy.
HB 974 requires visible security watermarks for ballots so counterfeit ballots can easily be spotted by election workers. It also requires additional Risk Limiting Audits (RLA) for each election with optional tabulation audits and a gradually reduced RLA risk tolerance limit over the next few election cycles.
HB 1207 further improves election transparency with meaningful access for poll watchers while providing specific protections for both poll workers and watchers. It also requires election workers to be U.S. citizens since they handle ballots and electronic images of ballots cast by Georgia voters who are all U.S. citizens.
The last step is for Governor Kemp to sign these bills into law before May 8th so we need your help once again!
He needs to hear from as many Georgia voters as possible regarding these common-sense bills. There is a very large, well-funded, and organized opposition against any efforts to make the 2024 elections more secure and transparent.
Contact Governor Kemp today and ask him to sign HB 974, HB 1207, and SB 189 into law before May 8 to improve voter confidence in our elections.