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Subcommittee amends and advances bill restricting multi‑state voter‑list maintenance participation, allows alternate compacts
Summary
House Bill 215 would restrict Georgia’s participation in certain multi‑state voter‑list maintenance organizations (notably ERIC). After testimony from the Secretary of State’s office and advocates, the committee adopted an amendment to permit the secretary to enter state‑to‑state compacts and then advanced the bill as amended.
Representative Montahan presented House Bill 215, which would prohibit the Secretary of State, state agencies and local election officials from joining or participating in multi‑state voter‑list maintenance organizations and would restrict sharing confidential voter registration data with nongovernmental entities.
The Secretary of State’s office provided detailed testimony about current list‑maintenance practices and the state’s membership in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Blake Evans of the…
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