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GA HB1227

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Gullett

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires voter registration applicants who were previously registered in another state, county, or municipality to provide their former voting address and sign a statement requesting cancellation of their previous registration

  • Mandates county registrars transmit applicant information (name, birth year, last four SSN digits, driver's license number, addresses) to the Secretary of State at least monthly for those previously registered out of state

  • Secretary of State must notify other states' chief election officials when Georgia registers someone who was previously registered there, including a copy of the voter registration form and request for cancellation

  • Allows Georgia to cancel voter registrations when other states send comparable notices that a Georgia voter has registered elsewhere, without requiring confirmation notice to the voter

  • Requires quarterly public reporting on the Secretary of State's website detailing the number of interstate registration notices sent and received; effective January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Elections; revise information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality

Last Action

House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Governmental Affairs2/6/2026

Full Bill Text

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