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DeKalb board debates how to handle registrations listing PO boxes under state law SB 189
Summary
Board members discussed operational responses to SB 189, which the transcript cites as prohibiting use of PO boxes/private mailbox services as proof of residency. Staff described the current letter‑and‑response process; members debated protections for homeless residents and domestic‑violence victims and whether to hold a 02/28 hearing to remove nonresponding registrants.
At a DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections meeting (date not specified in the transcript), the board held an extended discussion about compliance with a recently enacted state measure identified in the meeting as SB 189 and related code provisions.
Board member Gail Lee read aloud language cited in the transcript (identified as "217A2C") that says proof of a PO box or private mailbox service does not establish residency within a jurisdiction. Director Smith said the office’s process has not changed: when staff detect a registration showing a…
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