re: Georgia SB202 Signed into law 3-25

Something else I didn't mention in HB531 is it creates a new position and strips SOS from his role as head of state elections board.

Great post, very informative.

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hey need to push out third party interference during an election. Fair Fight was calling voters offering to help them get and fill out absentees. That shits got to stop.

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HB531 and a few other bills are trying to get to this.

531 limits funding sources for local election offices to governmental entities, only the elector or their person can fill out applications and ballots, only electors or their person can request applications. Now nothing can stop them from sending out blank applications but under this bill they can't fill them out or request they be mailed.

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That’s important IMO. They put a harvesting ground game together that was the difference in this election.

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Crossover day is coming (when bills have to clear either house/senate) so unlikely many of the other election bills will get out of the house. Most of their eggs are in this basket. Likely on Wednesday the Senate will do similar with their Omnibus bill. A few other bills may sneak in.

Will be curious to see if the ending of no-excuse absentee voting end bill for Senate gets voted on or not. It was in HB531 on house side but taken out so it must not have had the votes.

I think they subtly took some stabs at attacking the harvesting issues. One thing you can know for certain, rural Georgia Republicans know it is over once they lose the GA House and Senate to Atlanta.

Excellent info.
Any idea how long Dominion machines will continue to be utilized?
Who will be in charge of rigging the Repub primaries?

Georgia trying represent the SEC but it’s to little to late. Fricking embarrassment go to the acc.

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Excellent info. Any idea how long Dominion machines will continue to be utilized? Who will be in charge of rigging the Repub primaries?

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A couple bills tried to allow Counties to choose their own equipment but those didn’t get too far. With 159 counties that would be a mess. HB531 makes some changes to state election board that could impact future contracts.

The Dominion contract goes for a while. In fact, most of their real money is made on the contractors and software licenses/maintenance.

The ridiculous thing after spending all that money was that so much of the effort involved in the election was around absentee and paper ballots before they ever got to Dominion equipment.

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Georgia trying represent the SEC but it’s to little to late. Fricking embarrassment go to the acc.

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This is like calling a virgin rape victim a whore. GFY.

Louisiana elected (2x) a democrat governor without fraud.

Let that sink in before you jibber jabber your spicy little sunburned cajun lips.

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No person can send in an application for you (other than authorized relative, guardian, etc) Realdawg... educate me on this one. Seems very loopholey. And this one is absolutely key. This one is the only thing to prevent/suppress harvesting.

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A third party (faux non profit or pac) can’t officially submit to have applications mailed by State.

A third party can get the official form and send it themselves HOWEVER this bill requires if they do so the application has to have the group name on it and other language (can be tracked to them).

A third party can’t prefill applications or be in possession of completed ones (misdemeanor under this bill).

Here is the loophole they are allowing to be opened (I think). The bill isn’t clear if the online application process will remain. The online application doesn’t require a signature or handling only entering of data. With the right database (drivers ID, dob, County, address) third parties can have at it with online applications. I haven’t read anything yet that prevents this other than bills that require ID be sent in (even for online). This bill doesn’t do that. Asked the Representative to give me some feedback on this.

EDIT..Representative got back to me...

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No person or entity other than the elector, a relative authorized to
request an absentee ballot for such elector, a person signing as assisting an illiterate
or physically disabled elector with his or her application, a common carrier charged
with returning the ballot application, an absentee ballot clerk, a registrar, or a law
enforcement officer in the course of an investigation shall handle or return an elector's
completed absentee ballot application.

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This language is supposed to mean a third party can't submit online applications. Advised him they best get some IP tracking setup.

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You make a good point. I do not like her at all but Stacey worked tirelessly to get absentee votes and to get new voters registered.

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This is actually an urban myth. She worked hard at collecting money and taking credit.

The data shows in reality the increases in voters were GREATER in Republican counties. The increases in voters were due to the continued growth of automatic DMV registration and happened equally across the State (there wasn't any mass increase in black voters that didn't also happen in other demographics)

The turnout from black voters was substantially down. In reality, voter turnout was less down in Republican areas. The election was lost due to Republicans voting for Biden and the total number of Democrats in Georgia increasing (black/Hispanic growth).