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title: HB 1467. Elections; motor-voter applications shall be opt-in instead of opt-out; provide
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id: 2025-2026/hb1467
cite_as: HB 1467, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.)
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source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73702
date: 2026-03-03
status: introduced
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bill_number: HB 1467
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: bill
status_date: 2026-02-25
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Tim Fleming
- Joseph Gullett
- Martin Momtahan
- Mitchell Scoggins
- Trey Kelley
text_version: Introduced
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topic_tags:
- voter registration
- motor-voter law
- election rules
- driver's license applications
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# HB 1467. Elections; motor-voter applications shall be opt-in instead of opt-out; provide
## Text
House Bill 1467
By: Representatives Fleming of the 114th, Gullett of the 19th, Momtahan of the 17th, Scoggins
of the 14th, and Kelley of the 16th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
elections and primaries generally, so as to provide that motor-voter applications shall be
opt-in instead of opt-out; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and
primaries generally, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Code Section 21-2-221, relating
to driver's license or identification card application as application for voter registration, as
follows:
"(a) Each application to obtain, renew, or change the name or address on a driver's license
or identification card issued by the Department of Driver Services pursuant to Chapter 5
of Title 40 made by an applicant who is within six months of such applicant's eighteenth
birthday or older shall may, if eligible, also serve as an application for voter registration
unless the applicant declines to register to vote through specific declination or by failing
to sign the voter registration application. The applicant may sign the voter registration
application to register to vote or to update the voter's registration if the voter has changed
his or her address."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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House Bill 1467 would change Georgia's motor-voter system from automatic opt-out registration to opt-in, meaning people applying for or renewing a driver's license would have to actively sign up to register to vote rather than being registered by default.
### Plain-language summary
Under current Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-221), when someone applies for, renews, or changes the address on a driver's license or ID card through the Department of Driver Services, that application also automatically serves as a voter registration application unless the person specifically declines or fails to sign the voter registration section. This bill flips that default.
House Bill 1467 rewrites subsection (a) of that Code section so the license application 'may' serve as a voter registration application instead of automatically doing so. Applicants who are eligible would need to actively sign the voter registration application to register or to update their address on file, rather than being registered unless they opt out. The bill repeals conflicting laws and does not state a separate effective date beyond standard enactment.
### What it does
- Changes Georgia's motor-voter process so a driver's license or ID application no longer automatically doubles as voter registration.
- Requires eligible applicants to actively sign the voter registration application to register or update their address, making it opt-in rather than opt-out.
- Removes the current language allowing registration to happen automatically unless the applicant specifically declines or fails to sign.
- Applies to people within six months of their eighteenth birthday or older who apply to obtain, renew, or change the name or address on a driver's license or ID card.
### Who it affects
Georgia residents applying for, renewing, or updating a driver's license or state ID through the Department of Driver Services, especially those near voting age or moving addresses, as well as election officials and the Department of Driver Services, which administers the combined license and registration process.
### Why it matters
People getting or renewing a driver's license would no longer be registered to vote by default; they would need to take the extra step of signing the voter registration section themselves. This could change how many people end up registered through the motor-voter process at license offices.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 revises subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. § 21-2-221, changing 'shall' also serve as a voter registration application to 'may, if eligible' serve as one.
- Section 1 removes the existing opt-out language that let registration happen automatically unless the applicant declined or failed to sign.
- Section 1 adds language specifying the applicant may sign the voter registration application to register or update an address change.
- Section 2 repeals all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the Act.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-02-25)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-03)
- Sponsors: Tim Fleming, Joseph Gullett, Martin Momtahan, Mitchell Scoggins, Trey Kelley
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73702
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1467.md?full=1