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HB1227: Changes to Voter Registration Questions for People Who Moved from Another State
This bill changes the information election officials ask people who say they were registered in another state and allows Georgia to cancel a voter's registration if another state sends notice that person is no longer eligible.
What This Bill Does
- Revises the questions asked on voter registration forms for people who previously voted in another state, county, or city.
- Allows election officials to use notices from other states about former Georgia voters to cancel their current registration in this state.
Who It Names or Affects
- People registering to vote who say they were previously registered in another state, county, or municipality.
- Election officials responsible for processing voter registration forms.
- Voters currently on the rolls whose names appear on cancellation notices from other states.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list the specific new questions that will appear on voter registration forms.
- The bill summary does not state when these changes will officially take effect or become law after passing the legislature.