Welcome to the 21st Century Voting Commission

            The 21st Century Voting Commission, a multipartisan advisory panel created to assist the Secretary of State in evaluating election equipment as Georgia moves towards a new, uniform statewide election system, was created as part of SB 213, Secretary Cox's 2001 election reform legislation.

            The bill, signed into law by Governor Roy Barnes in April, provides that two appointments each are made by the Governor, the Speaker of the House and the Lieutenant Governor.  Secretary of State Cox is authorized to appoint six local election officials and two additional individuals who serve in any capacity.  The only entity currently operating as a "political body," the Georgia Libertarian Party, is also allowed one appointment.  The statute also provides that the Secretary of State, the Director of the State Elections Division and the Executive Director of the Georgia Technology Authority round out the membership of the 18-member panel.

            The Commission serves in an advisory role to help evaluate equipment options, establish standards for new uniform equipment to be deployed statewide by 2002 and lay out a roadmap for implementation of the overall election reform initiative.

Report and Recommendations of the 21st Century Voting Commission (available in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format)

Commission Information

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Commission Meetings

Commission Meeting Minutes - May 16, 2001  

Commission Meeting Minutes - June 11, 2001  

Commission Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes - June 11, 2001  

Commission Meeting Minutes (Draft) - June 28, 2001  

Commission Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes (Draft) - June 28, 2001  

Commission Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes (Draft) - August 27, 2001  

Commission Members

Press Releases

Secretary Cox: 21st Century Voting Commission Meeting To Be Held at Albany State University Thursday, October 4th

Secretary Cox Announces Third 21st Century Vote Commission Meeting To Be Held at Shorter College in Rome Thursday, June 28th

Secretary Cox Announces Second 21st Century Vote Commission Meeting To Be Held at the Georgia Capitol Education Center Monday, June 11th

Secretary Cox, 21st Century Vote Commission Announce 13 Cities Chosen For Electronic Voting Pilot Project this Fall

Secretary Cox Announces Appointments to 21st Century Vote Commission, First Meeting in Macon This Wed., May 16th

21st Century Vote Commission Members Sworn In

Secretary Cox Hails Final Passage of Her Election Reform Package - Georgia First in the Nation To Mandate Uniform Voting System by 2004

Secretary Cox Announces Selection of Diebold Election Systems to Provide New Statewide Electronic Voting System

In the News

Election Report

Testimony of the Honorable Cathy Cox, Georgia Secretary of State - Submitted to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

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Direct Record Electronic Voting Systems Pilot Project