Entity: Georgia Secretary of State

News Roundup: Protecting the Right to Vote During a Pandemic

May 1, 2020
Like many things in today’s politics, mail-in voting has become a political flashpoint as the November election gets closer.

ORR to Georgia SOS for Communications with the USPS Regarding Misprinted Ballot Return Addresses

May 1, 2020
An Open Records Act request to the Georgia Secretary of State seeking communications with the U.S. Postal Service related to recent misprinted ballots sent to Troup County, GA as part of the state’s absentee primary elections.

Open Records Request to Georgia SOS for Additional Voting Machine Contracts

May 1, 2020
An Open Records Request to the Georgia Secretary of State seeking the disclosure of vendor contracts for the additional voting machines reportedly being used during the state’s 2020 primary and general elections.

Open Records Request to Georgia SOS for Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force Communications

May 1, 2020
An Open Records Request to the Georgia Secretary of State seeking communications related to the creation of the state’s newly-announced Absentee Ballot Fraud Task Force.

Open Records Request to the Georgia Secretary of State for Records Regarding Election Signature Matching

April 24, 2020
Open records request to the Georgia Secretary of State for records regarding election signature matching including formal policies, memos, and directives.

Open Records Request to the Georgia Secretary of State for Communications Regarding Vote by Mail Considerations Due to COVID-19

April 23, 2020
Open records requests to state election officials in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin seeking communications regarding vote by mail considerations related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

April 17, 2020
As the administration’s tragically mismanaged response to the coronavirus continues to lurch onward, the answers to that question are more important than ever.
New York City during coronavirus lockdown

No Records Response from the Georgia Secretary of State Regarding the Requirement for Voters to Pay for Postage on Absentee Ballots

April 17, 2020
The Georgia Secretary of State stated that it had no records of directives, guidance documents, or similar related to the requirement for Georgia voters to pay for postage on their absentee ballots.

Open Records Request to Multiple Georgia Entities Regarding Voting Discrimination Settlements

April 16, 2020
Open records request to multiple Georgia agencies for records sufficient to identify the approximate amount of funds paid by the State of Georgia to settle voting-related discrimination claims.

Open Records Request to the Georgia Secretary of State Regarding the Sec. Ratffensperger’s Decision to Postpone an April 2020 Election

April 14, 2020
Open records request to the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State for records concerning Secretary Ratffensperger's Decision to Postpone an election for April 9, 2020.