Show your Support for Election Reform in Georgia
Sign the Letter to State Legislators
Dear fellow Georgian,
To the great detriment of our otherwise exemplary state, the last election cycle convinced far too many Georgians that our votes are being stolen or diluted by fraud, irregularities, a lack of training and transparency, partisanship, and human error.
The undersigned grassroots leaders met with Georgia legislators last week to communicate our priorities for restoring confidence in Georgia’s election process.
Please join our call for making Georgia’s elections more secure through a transparent process, while remaining fair and accessible by reading and then signing on to our open letter to state Republican legislators, attached below.
The letter outlines the state election-related bills we are supporting, and urging our state elected representatives to pass into law. Please join us by adding your name here.
PLEASE forward this email to your like-minded groups, friends, and neighbors in Georgia and ask them to do the same.
Deadline for signing on: 5 pm, ET, Monday, February 8.
Thank you in advance for joining us in this important effort.
February 5, 2021
The Honorable Butch Miller, President Pro-Tempore
The Honorable Mike Dugan, Senate Majority Leader
The Honorable Steve Gooch, Majority Whip
The Honorable John Kennedy, Majority Caucus Chair
The Honorable Larry Walker, Majority Caucus Vice Chair
Georgia State Senate
Atlanta, GA 30334
The Honorable Jan Jones, Speaker Pro-Tempore
The Honorable John Burns, House Majority Leader
The Honorable Trey Kelley, Majority Whip
The Honorable Matt Hatchett, Majority Caucus Chair
The Honorable Micah Gravley, Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman
The Honorable Barry Fleming Chair, Special Committee on Election Integrity
The Honorable Alan Powell, Vice Chair, Special Committee on Election Integrity
Georgia State House
Atlanta, GA 30334
Re: Grassroots Support For Election Integrity Bills
Dear Senators Miller, Dugan, Gooch, Kennedy, and Walker, and Representatives Jones, Burns, Kelley, Hatchett, Gravley, Fleming, and Powell:
The undersigned grassroots leaders and citizens of Georgia strongly support the following non-exhaustive list of election-related bills being considered by the General Assembly, and urge you to pass them:
Absentee Ballots (we use the term absentee ballot to also mean any form of mail-in ballot):
● SB 67: Requires voter ID for absentee ballot applications
● HB 227: Requires voter ID for absentee ballot applications
● SB 68: Bans absentee ballot drop boxes
● SB 71: Requires an excuse to vote absentee
● SB 73: Limits the distribution of absentee ballot applications to certain election officials and candidates
Registration:
● SB 69: Ends automatic voter registration
● SB 72: Mandates monthly updates to election officials of voters who have died
● HB 228: Certain driver’s licenses and identification cards shall not be proper
identification for presentation to a poll worker; the term “BEARER NOT A U.S. CITIZEN — NOT VOTER ID” to be included on certain licenses, permits, and identification cards; DDS must participate in E-Verify
Voting and Elections:
● SB 62: Name and designation of the precinct appears on every ballot
● HB 62: Prohibits election officials from accepting or expending private funds; can only accept lawful appropriations of public funds or authorized fees
● SB 74: Expands poll watcher access
● HB 267: Requires first time voters do so in person if registered by mail
● HB 270: Changes time periods for the mailing and issuance of absentee ballots
Other:
● We support the House Resolution sponsored by Representative Brad Thomas, opposing federal H.R. 1.
● We support House Resolution 56, proposing a state Constitutional Amendment to clarify that only citizens of the United States who are residents of this state shall have a right to vote in elections in this state
We strongly oppose:
● HB 113 provides for same day registration and voting
● SB 37 Elect the President of the United States by National Popular Vote
As the process continues to move forward in the Legislature, we will continue to track additional proposals and support those which will lead to a fair, accessible, and secure election system.
Thank you for your efforts to restore the integrity of Georgia’s elections, and for helping to restore Georgia voters’ confidence that every and only legal votes will count.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Garcia
Corresponding Secretary, 11th
Congressional District Committee;
Poll Manager for November 2020 and
January 2021 Run-Off Elections;
Ballot Review Panels, 2020 and 2021
Lydia Hallmark
Corresponding Secretary,
Paulding County Republican Party;
Auditor / Counter for Paulding County Hand
Recount, Election 2020
Jim Jess
Chairman
Franklin Roundtable
Jerry Kotyuk
Board Member Emeritus,
Franklin Roundtable;
Advisory Board Member,
Franklin Roundtable
Kerry Luedke
Chairwoman
Cherokee County Republican Party
Katie Spee
Grassroots Board Member
Moms For Safe Neighborhoods
Ye Sun Wiltse
Second Vice President
Columbia County Republican Women
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