Help America Vote Act

On October 29, 2002, President George W. Bush signed HR 3295, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), a federal election reform bill which provided funding for states to improve elections. Please reference The White House: President Signs "Help America Vote Act of 2002" for the announcement of HAVA’s signing and Presidential interpretation of certain administrative provisions. A short overview of Help America Vote Act is provided at this link.

The State of Georgia is proud to have initiated important election reforms in anticipation of HAVA. Many of HAVA’s requirements had already been implemented in Georgia by the November 2002 elections. When Georgia’s State Plan to implement HAVA was completed in December, 2003, it reflected a starting place that was significantly further ahead of most other states at that time.

Links below offer documentation on the 2003 and 2008 implementation plans and the related complaints process.

While fully compliant with HAVA, Georgia is committed to on-going improvements. In that spirit, in 2008 the Secretary of State is updating the HAVA State Plan to present; 1) Georgia’s historic election reform process that supported creation of the original plan; 2) a summary of how the 2003 plan was implemented; and 3) plans for upcoming years.

2008 HAVA State Plan, Amended

To view the Preliminary 2008 HAVA State Plan, Amended, click here.

Notice: Written comments on the Preliminary 2008 HAVA State Plan, Amended, may be filed at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office from July 2, 2008 until 5:30 p.m. on July 31, 2008.

To view the Notice of Public Comment and for directions on filing comments, click here.

2003 HAVA State Plan

	Georgia HAVA 2003 State Plan
	Preliminary Georgia HAVA 2003 State Plan
	Georgia 2003 HAVA State Planning Committee Information
	State HAVA Reform Legislation, Senate Bill 258
	State HAVA Reform Legislation, Senate Bill 258 Summary

HAVA Complaint Procedure

Administrative Rule 590-8-1-.01 Administrative Complaint Procedure for Violations of Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 provides a means of filing related complaints.