VoterGA, a nonprofit and nonpartisan group focused on election integrity, established a new headquarters at the Cleburne Square Shopping Center in Ringgold, Georgia.
The new location will provide the group a base for its operations throughout the state and host educational events.
According to a press release from the organization, the new 4,000-square-foot office will be focused on “voter education and training, along with opportunities for the people of Northwest Georgia and beyond to view the intricacies of an electronic voting system.”
Since its founding, the group has remained active in Georgia politics. For example, the group opposed changes to HB1464, which grants the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) original jurisdiction to investigate potential election fraud and election crimes.
A changed version of the piece of legislation did not allow ballots to be unsealed. Furthermore, as the legislative session comes to a close, the bill may not be approved by the state Senate and sent to Governor Kemp.
“The provisions stripped even include non-partisan, non-objectionable provisions such as unsealing the ballots which make it very difficult to cheat. This provision, originally in HB933 was incorporated into Section 14-16 of the HB1464 House passed version. Unsealed ballots would still remain in the custody of election officials, who are authorized to impose a reasonable charge for any requested inspection under Open Records Request law. Therefore, there is no rationale against unsealing Georgia election ballots,” a letter from the group to Governor Brian Kemp said.
“Unsealing ballots is the single most important thing the legislature can achieve for fraud prevention, honest election results and transparency. It allows counterfeit ballots to be detected and electronic votes to be verified. Unsealed ballots are essential to deter fraud in the 2022 primaries.”
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Cooper Moran is a reporter for The Georgia Star News and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
