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GA HR1865
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Dee Dawkins-Haigler
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Voter Registration and Voting, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker, who also designates the chairperson
- Directs the committee to study same-day voter registration, online voter registration, all-mail elections, vote-by-mail, and Internet/electronic absentee voting methods already implemented or being implemented in other states
- Requires the committee to evaluate whether new registration and voting methods would improve public convenience and participation in the electoral process, particularly given recent court injunctions and legislative changes to primary and election timing in Georgia
- Limits committee member allowances (per Code Section 28-1-8) to no more than 5 days unless additional days are authorized, with funding from House of Representatives appropriations
- Requires any report of findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation to be submitted on or before December 1, 2014, at which point the committee stands abolished
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Voter Registration and Voting; create
Last Action
House First Readers
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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