VOTERGA

COMMON CAUSE

Media Advisory

March 19, 2018

Legislators, Election Integrity Groups

Oppose SB403 House Version

WHAT:      Joint Press Conference to oppose the House version of SB403

w/ Reps. David Dreyer, Bee Nguyen and Scott Holcomb

WHEN:      Tue. March 20, 2:00 pm

 WHERE:   Georgia State Capitol

Coverdell Legislative Office Building (1st Floor Press Room)

WHY: The House version:

• Ignored requests to further protect Georgia voters from “new wave” unverifiable voting that tabulates votes hidden in bar codes
• Leaves the evaluation to a partisan State Election Board chaired by the SOS
• Excludes the incoming Secretary of State (SOS) from approving the bid process for the system that SOS will implement
• Lack of definitive, timely and comprehensive, audit requirements

 Media Contacts:            Sara Henderson           (404) 259-8375, Common Cause

Garland Favorito         (404) 664-4044, VoterGA.org