| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 2859 |
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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 139 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives New of the 40 |
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| 15 | 15 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 16 | 16 | | Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election |
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| 18 | 18 | | Officials Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, the Voter Registrar's Association of Georgia (VRAG) was established in 19693 |
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| 20 | 20 | | for the purpose of educating, assisting, and communicating the Georgia Election Code to4 |
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| 21 | 21 | | registrars throughout the State of Georgia; and5 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the Georgia Election Officials Association (GEOA) was established in 1985 for6 |
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| 23 | 23 | | the purpose of educating, assisting, and communicating the Georgia Election Code to all7 |
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| 24 | 24 | | election officials and probate judges serving as election superintendents throughout the State8 |
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| 25 | 25 | | of Georgia; and9 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, in 2017, VRAG and GEOA voted to combine and become a joined association,10 |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials, with the majority of11 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Georgia's counties combining boards individually; and12 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, it is a registrar's responsibility to register individuals to vote, to keep records13 |
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| 30 | 30 | | of these individuals, and to issue absentee ballots; and14 |
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| 31 | 31 | | H. R. 139 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of election superintendents and probate judges to conduct |
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| 35 | 35 | | elections and maintain voting equipment; and16 |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, election officials and registration officials pledge to freedom and democracy17 |
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| 37 | 37 | | and uphold strict and high standards of conduct within their profession so that the public may18 |
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| 38 | 38 | | have due confidence in them while exercising their right to vote; and19 |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the hard work and high standards of all20 |
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| 40 | 40 | | election officials and registrars in the State of Georgia be appropriately recognized.21 |
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| 41 | 41 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that22 |
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| 42 | 42 | | the members of this body recognize February 4, 2025, as Georgia Association of Voter23 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol.24 |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized25 |
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| 45 | 45 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the26 |
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| 46 | 46 | | Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials.27 |
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| 47 | 47 | | H. R. 139 |
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| 48 | 48 | | - 2 - |
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