Make Election Ballots Public Records!
What gives us confidence in our elections is transparency, so we ask to make the election ballots public records.
This is needed because in 2020 there were four affidavits from senior poll managers who swore they handled counterfeit ballots in the Fulton County hand count audit. And in the only 2022 primary race audited, a DeKalb County hand count audit found the Dominion voting system declared the wrong winner and failed to count 1805 votes in a single race. Because of these and other similar reported issues, the actual election ballots must be subject to Open Records Requests upon completion of an election.
For over two years Georgia State Court court decisions claimed voters had no standing to see election ballots. The Georgia Supreme Court overrode these egregious decisions by confirming citizens, residents, taxpayers, and voters always had standing. But almost a year later these citizens have yet to see one ballot. Immediate legislative action is required to ensure Georgians have transparent elections.
This can easily be done by adding the language from SB 122 or HB 426 to election-related bills that survived after Crossover Day. There are many advantages to doing so, and cost-effective compared to upgrading the current Dominion Voting System. March 28th is the last day of this legislative session, so it is urgent to take action now! Georgia voters can use this tool to contact legislative leadership now and insist they take action today to ensure election ballots are made public records.
Make Election Ballots Public Records!
What gives us confidence in our elections is transparency, so we ask to make the election ballots public records.
This is needed because in 2020 there were four affidavits from senior poll managers who swore they handled counterfeit ballots in the Fulton County hand count audit. And in the only 2022 primary race audited, a DeKalb County hand count audit found the Dominion voting system declared the wrong winner and failed to count 1805 votes in a single race. Because of these and other similar reported issues, the actual election ballots must be subject to Open Records Requests upon completion of an election.
For over two years Georgia State Court court decisions claimed voters had no standing to see election ballots. The Georgia Supreme Court overrode these egregious decisions by confirming citizens, residents, taxpayers, and voters always had standing. But almost a year later these citizens have yet to see one ballot. Immediate legislative action is required to ensure Georgians have transparent elections.
This can easily be done by adding the language from SB 122 or HB 426 to election-related bills that survived after Crossover Day. There are many advantages to doing so, and cost-effective compared to upgrading the current Dominion Voting System. March 28th is the last day of this legislative session, so it is urgent to take action now! Georgia voters can use this tool to contact legislative leadership now and insist they take action today to ensure election ballots are made public records.