VoterGa focuses on ballot access and ballot security issues:
VoterGa Supporters,
For the last two months I have been working with some legislators who are friendly to our cause so that we can get our good legislation from last year re-introduced. This would include bills such as the HB1215, Optical Scan Voting bill, we call the Election Integrity Restoration Act, as well as the HB1257 or HB1425 ballot access bills that would remove petitioning requirements and allow candidates who wish to run for office to simply pay the 3% of salary filing fee. While the legislators have agreed to do reintroduce them it has become obvious that the leadership of the house is pressuring the legislators not introduce these types of bills until cutover day has arrived and it is too late to press for a hearing. Democrats want Republicans to be the first signer so that the bill will have a chance of passage but the Republican first signers seem to be delaying at the behest of the leadership. So the sad state of affairs for this session is that, at best, we will get late bills introduced that we can immediately push in the next session. When that happens I will let you know.
Once this session is over I will be preparing a report for the new commission on non-partisan election issues that was established by the Secretary of State. The report will cover a half dozen or so nonpartisan topics that are long overdue for consideration. I will explain to the commission why we need this legislation and more. They are charged with recommending legislative changes for the next session. They should be scheduling town halls around the state during the spring summer and fall. I will let you know when I get their schedule. More legal announcements may be forthcoming in the near future as well. Thank you for your continued support.
Garland