We had an action-packed week for Election Integrity!  On last Saturday’s Election Integrity Update, we discussed the impact of President Trump’s Executive Order Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.   We discussed where all our election integrity objectives stand, reviewing all the relevant legislative activity at the State Capitol, and highlighted the passage of SB 214 in the Senate Ethics Committee, which includes a provision for hand-marked ballots!  

Here’s what you can do to help us achieve our election integrity goals before sine die – the end of the legislative session – on April 4th.  

CALLS TO ACTION 

SB 175 is the election integrity omnibus bill for 2025 in the House with many good provisions, including banning ERIC and making the State Election Board independent of the Secretary of State.  It needs to pass to the House Floor for a vote. Please call and email House Rules Committee Chairman Butch Parrish and Vice Chair Rob Leverett, Speaker Jon Burns and Governor Kemp TODAY and ask them to pass SB175 to the House Floor for a vote. Click here for our page supporting SB 175 that makes it easy to contact them. 

HB 397 is the election integrity omnibus bill for 2025 in the Senate with many good provisions, including banning ERIC and giving the State Election Board more authority.  It needs to pass to the Senate Floor for a vote. Please call and email Senate Rules Committee Chairman Matt Brass, Vice Chair Ben Watson, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, and Governor Brian Kemp TODAY and ask them to pass HB397 to the Senate Floor for a vote. Click here for our page supporting HB 397 that makes it easy to contact them. And last but not least... 

SB 214 is our bill for Hand-Marked Paper Ballots for the 2026 election. It unplugs the BMDs and replaces them with Ballot On Demand printers. Please call and email Senate Rules Committee Chairman Matt Brass, Vice Chair Ben Watson, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, and Governor Brian Kemp TODAY and ask them to pass SB214 to the Senate Floor for a vote as soon as possible. Click here for our page supporting SB 214 that makes it easy to contact them.  We will be in touch with further action to help SB 214 pass in both houses this session. 

Use the link below to view the March 29th Election Integrity Update if you missed it. The recording is available 14 days after the meeting. 

On last Saturday’s Election Integrity Update, we heard VoterGA's legislative update and Garland discussed the advantages of hand-marked paper ballots, the advantages of publically recorded hand counts, and banning ERIC.  In addition, Dr. Rick Richards reviewed his astounding findings on votes cast for ineligible voter registrations in the 2024 election. 

The Senate Ethics Committee scheduled a hearing of a substitute to HB397 on Tuesday, March 25th at 1 p.m. in 307 of the Coverdell Office Building.  The substitute bill may contain provisions for: 

1. Hand-marked paper ballots, 
   
2. Banning ERIC to protect the personal information of voters and drivers from being disclosed to third parties, 
3. Grants of more authority for the State Election Board to ensure the integrity of our elections, 
4. Possibly even hand-counting ballots to ensure the security and integrity of the vote count. 

We are asking everyone to show up for this meeting and please feel free to wear your VoterGA gear in support of HB397. We will know which provisions will be included in the bill on Tuesday. If you choose to speak, we have included positive, non-partisan talking points that you can click on for Hand Marked Paper Ballots, Hand Counting, and Banning ERIC.  

The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee is scheduled to hear SB244 for recovery of attorney fees and costs in case of prosecutorial misconduct on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.  Click to ask Chairman Tyler Paul Smith to call for a vote on SB244. 

Use the link below to view the March 22nd Election Integrity Update if you missed it. The recording is available 14 days after the meeting. 

On last Saturday’s Election Integrity Update, VoterGA presented their legislative proposals and legislative update. State Election Board Member Jan Johnston will present on the SEB budget at the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 18th at 7:30 am in 307 CLOB. Also, the following bills are scheduled to be heard this week: 

SB244 – House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee – March 18th at 9:30 am in 132 CAP. 
SB12 – House Governmental Affairs Committee – March 18th at 2:00 pm in 415 CLOB. 
SB175 – House Governmental Affairs Committee – March 18th at 3:00 pm in 415 CLOB. 
SB199 – House Governmental Affairs Committee – March 18th at 3:00 pm in 415 CLOB.
HB113 – Senate Government Oversight Committee – March 18th at 5:00 pm in 307 CLOB. 
SB177 – House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee – March 19th at 2:00 pm in 406 CLOB. 
Check the Legislative Assembly Schedule for last-minute changes. 

Jason Frazier briefed us about Wednesday’s hearing at the Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee where Jason (click here for slides), Mark Davis, and Rick Richards presented various issues with the list of eligible Georgia voters. And Laura Scharr from South Carolina Safe Elections informed us about Congressman Pete Sessions’ proposed Make Elections Secure Act. 

Use the link below to view the March 15th Election Integrity Update if you missed it. The recording is available 14 days after the meeting.