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GA HB942
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2014
Primary Sponsor
Craig Gordon
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AI Summary
- Requires the Georgia Secretary of State to provide online voter registration services on the official state website, including application, assistance, submission with electronic signature, and receipt of completed applications
- Allows electronic signatures via a computerized mark on the online application, or beginning July 1, 2015, via submission of an electronic copy of the applicant's handwritten signature
- Mandates that first-time voters who registered online provide a handwritten signature at the polling place or, for absentee voters who submitted an electronic handwritten signature, on a prescribed form returned with the absentee ballot
- Requires the Secretary of State to allow any registered voter to update registration information (including address) online up to 7 days before the next election, with confirmation sent by mail and optionally by email
- Directs the Secretary of State to implement technological security measures, such as unique identifiers for each registrant, to prevent unauthorized changes and ensure the accuracy and integrity of electronically submitted registration data
Legislative Description
Online Voter Registration Act of 2014; enact
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/10/2014
Full Bill Text
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