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GA SR1236
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Don Balfour
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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, specifically for overseas and military (UOCAVA) voters
- Georgia had an estimated 141,100 eligible UOCAVA voters in 2008, but only 20,492 UOCAVA ballots were transmitted in the 2012 general election, and 22% of military/overseas voters who attempted to vote in 2012 were unable to because they did not receive a ballot or received it too late
- Vote-by-phone technology has been tested and used in federal, state, and local elections in seven jurisdictions, including Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Puerto Rico, with over 10,000 ballots successfully cast since 2006
- The technology has previously been used by blind and disabled voters to cast ballots securely and privately, but the resolution highlights its potential to expand voting access to tens of thousands of military personnel worldwide
- Requires the Secretary of State to report back to the General Assembly on the pilot program results and any recommendations for further use of vote-by-phone
Legislative Description
Georgia Secretary of State; request to look into the feasibility of vote-by-phone in Georgia
Last Action
House First Readers
3/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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