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Elections director summarizes legislative changes, ballot-equipment concerns and a state voter purge
Summary
Elections Director Fall briefed the board on recently passed and pending state legislation, consequences for ballot printers and ballot-marking devices, and a state-sponsored voter-file purge; board members asked the office to secure written guidance from the Secretary of State.
Elections Director Fall told the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration that three election-related bills have passed the 2025 session and are waiting signature, and that several omnibus bills and other measures remain active for the next session.
Fall summarized enacted and pending measures by bill number: SB199 (campaign finance filings moved to the state ethics board), HB296 (codifying that virtual driver’s licenses may not be used to vote in person), and HB426 (changing election of chief magistrate judge from partisan to nonpartisan). She also highlighted pending omnibus bills (House Bill 397 and Senate Bill 175) and other measures under…
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