Secretary of State Kemp Applauds
Passage of Legislation to Implement
Secure Online Voter Registration
ATLANTA –
Georgia Secretary of State Brian
Kemp applauds the Georgia General
Assembly and Governor Nathan Deal
for respectively passing and signing
legislation that will implement a
secure online voter registration
system for Georgia citizens. This
online system will allow all
eligible voter registration
applicants with Georgia driver’s
licenses or state identification
cards to register to vote through a
secure network on the Secretary of
State’s website.
“This common
sense, secure online voter
registration initiative will utilize
technology to increase citizen
access to elections, save Georgia
taxpayer dollars, and prevent voter
registration fraud,” said Secretary
Kemp.
Secure online
voter registration was a
recommendation from the Elections
Advisory Council (EAC) that
Secretary Kemp formed in 2010.
Recommendations from the Council
along with other housekeeping issues
were addressed this Session in
Senate Bill 92. The secure online
voter registration system will
verify information provided by
applicants with information on
record at the Georgia Department of
Driver Services (DDS). The state’s
voter registration system already
receives information electronically
when individuals register to vote at
DDS customer service centers. Secure
online voter registration will
increase accuracy by removing the
possibility of data entry errors.
Secure online
voter registration has proven to be
popular and cost effective in the
states that already utilize this
technology. Nine other states have
or will be implementing comparable
online systems, and several other
states have similar pending
legislation. Secure online voter
registration will not be implemented
until after the 2012 election cycle.
Brian Kemp was
sworn in as Secretary of State in
January 2010. Among the office’s
wide-ranging responsibilities, the
Secretary of State is charged with
conducting efficient and secure
elections, the registration of
corporations, and the regulation of
securities and professional license
holders. The office also oversees
the Georgia Archives.
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