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HB1227 • 2025

Elections; revise information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality

Elections; revise information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality

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Sponsor
Gullett, Joseph
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is not provided in the source material.

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.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Georgia General Assembly

    House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

Official Summary Text

Elections; revise information sought from persons registering to vote who indicate that they were previously registered to vote in another state, county, or municipality