HR139: HR139 Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol; 02/04/25; recognize

This resolution does not change any law. It is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials, a group formed in 2017 when two older organizations, the Voter Registrar's Association of Georgia (founded 1969) and the Georgia Election Officials Association (founded 1985), combined. The resolution describes the duties of registrars, election superintendents, and probate judges who run elections in Georgia's counties, and states that the House recognizes February 4, 2025 as a day honoring this association at the state capitol. It also directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the association.

• Formally designates February 4, 2025 as Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol.
• Recites the history of the Voter Registrar's Association of Georgia and the Georgia Election Officials Association, which merged in 2017.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the association.
• Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no binding legal effect.

The resolution primarily affects the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials, including county voter registrars, election superintendents, and probate judges who administer elections across Georgia's counties.

The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It publicly acknowledges the role county registrars, election superintendents, and probate judges play in running Georgia's elections, but it does not change how elections are conducted or funded.

• The whereas clauses describe the 1969 founding of the Voter Registrar's Association of Georgia and the 1985 founding of the Georgia Election Officials Association.
• The whereas clauses note the two groups merged in 2017 to form the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials.
• The resolved clause designates February 4, 2025 as the association's recognition day at the state capitol.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute a copy of the resolution to the association.

1. 2025-02-03House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-03House Hopper (House)

• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)Primary sponsor
• Trey Kelley (R, HD-016)
• Joseph Gullett (R, HD-019)
• Martin Momtahan (R, HD-017)
• Tyler Smith (R, HD-018)

• election administration
• voter registration
• state capitol recognition
• election officials