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Subcommittee clears bill to curb multi‑state voter‑maintenance participation, adds authority for state compacts
Summary
House Bill 215 would bar Georgia participation in certain multi‑state voter‑list maintenance organizations such as ERIC and restrict data sharing with nongovernmental entities. After extended testimony for and against, the committee adopted an amendment allowing the secretary of state to enter state‑to‑state voter‑maintenance compacts and approved
Representative (sponsor) presented House Bill 215 to regulate the state’s participation in multi‑state voter‑list maintenance organizations and to restrict sharing of voter registration data with nongovernmental entities.
The sponsor described the bill as a response to changes in multi‑state partnerships that, he said, have reduced the effectiveness of those networks. The draft 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 require the state to terminate…
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