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Public commenters press DeKalb elections board on SB 189 compliance and felon-removal procedures
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting, the DeKalb Board of Registration and Elections heard public concerns about compliance with SB 189, use of mail-service addresses for registration, and whether county procedures properly remove convicted felons from voter rolls; commenters also urged continued use of ERIC.
Public commenters at the DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections’ Oct. 9 meeting urged the board to address two issues it had not placed on the agenda: compliance with SB 189 and a review of procedures for removing convicted felons from the voter rolls.
Victor Tripp, identified in an online comment as a DeKalb resident since 1978, said the board had omitted items he and board member Gail Lee had requested be added. Tripp asked the board to consider “compliance with SB 189,” which he described as disallowing the use of PO boxes or similar renter mailboxes to establish residency for voter registration, and to…
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