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GA HR1771
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Edward Lindsey
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AI Summary
- Requests the Georgia Secretary of State to investigate the feasibility of vote-by-phone technology by conducting a pilot program during the 2014 election, limited to overseas and military (UOCAVA) voters
- Cites that Georgia had an estimated 141,100 eligible UOCAVA voters in 2008, but only 20,492 UOCAVA ballots were transmitted in the 2012 general election
- Notes that 22 percent of military and overseas voters who attempted to vote in 2012 were unable to because they never received a ballot or received it too late, according to a 2013 Overseas Vote Foundation survey
- References successful use of vote-by-phone technology since 2006 in elections across seven states and territories (Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Puerto Rico), with over 10,000 ballots securely cast
- Requires the Secretary of State to report back to the House of Representatives on the pilot program results and any recommendations for further use of vote-by-phone
Legislative Description
Georgia Secretary of State; look into feasibility of vote-by-phone by conducting a pilot program in the 2014 election for use by overseas and military voters; request
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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