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title: HR 1200. Secretary of State; continue to protect private and protected information contained in Georgia's voter registration list; urge
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date: 2026-02-04
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bill_number: HR 1200
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-02-02
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
  - Eric Gisler
  - Saira Draper
  - Shea Roberts
  - Long Tran
  - Phil Olaleye
  - Tanya Miller
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topic_tags:
  - voter privacy
  - election rules
  - voter registration data
  - Secretary of State
  - Department of Justice
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# HR 1200. Secretary of State; continue to protect private and protected information contained in Georgia's voter registration list; urge

## Text

House Resolution 1200
By: Representatives Gisler of the 121st, Draper of the 90th, Roberts of the 52nd, Tran of the
80th, Olaleye of the 59th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Urging the Georgia Secretary of State to continue to protect private and protected
information contained in Georgia's voter registration list from an unwarranted request from
the United States Department of Justice to produce unredacted copies of such voter
registration list; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Congress enacted the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) and the Help
America Vote Act (HAVA) in an effort to ensure that all 50 states and other jurisdictions
have effective and secure voter registration programs, both of which are critical to ensuring
free and fair elections for local, state, and federal offices; and
WHEREAS, NVRA requires states, including Georgia, to collect and retain certain records
of personally identifying information, including dates of birth, drivers' license numbers, and
the last four digits of the social security numbers of persons registering to vote; and
WHEREAS, Georgia law, in Code Section 21-2-225, provides that such personally
identifying information in the voter registration list shall be kept in a confidential manner by
the Secretary of State and may only be disclosed to certain state and federal officials under
specific defined circumstances related to voter roll maintenance and the registration of
voters; and
WHEREAS, this past summer, the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
requested that numerous states, including Georgia, provide the Department with a full voter
registration list, included unredacted confidential personally identifying information; and
WHEREAS, Georgia's Secretary of State has complied with the requirements of Georgia law
to ensure that such confidential personally identifying information is protected and provided
the Department of Justice with a redacted version of Georgia's voter registration list that
maintained the confidentiality of personally identifying information of millions of Georgians;
and
WHEREAS, the Department of Justice has persisted with its demand that the Secretary of
State provide an unredacted copy of Georgia's voter registration list; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Justice has indicated that it will share any information it
receives related to its request, including confidential personally identifying information, with
officials of the federal government not tasked with enforcing federal election and voting
rights law, and potentially even with private third parties; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Secretary of State has joined chief elections officers in jurisdictions
such as Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode
Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia in refusing to disclose the confidential
personally identifying information of voters to the Department of Justice; and
WHEREAS, if the confidential personally identifying information in Georgia's voter
registration list is provided to the Department of Justice, incalculable harm could result to
millions of Georgia voters.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body believe it would be a violation of Code Section 21-2-225 for the
Secretary of State to provide the requested unredacted voter registration list to the
Department of Justice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of this body urge the Secretary of State to
continue to protect confidential voter registration information as he is obligated and required
to by Code Section 21-2-225, and to maintain his legal actions seeking to prevent the
disclosure of the unredacted voter registration list to the Department of Justice.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the
Secretary of State, the members of the State Election Board, the President of the United
States, the Attorney General of the United States, and the Assistant Attorney General for
Civil Rights.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution urges the Secretary of State to keep refusing a U.S. Department of Justice request for an unredacted copy of Georgia's voter registration list, saying handing it over would violate state law.

### Plain-language summary

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Georgia and other states for a full, unredacted voter registration list, including confidential personal details like dates of birth, driver's license numbers, and partial Social Security numbers. Georgia's Secretary of State gave the Department of Justice a redacted list instead, citing a Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-225) that requires such personal information to stay confidential except in specific limited situations. The Department of Justice has kept pressing for the unredacted version.
This resolution does not change any law. It states the House's position that turning over the unredacted list would violate Georgia's confidentiality statute, urges the Secretary of State to keep protecting that information and to continue any legal efforts resisting disclosure, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Secretary of State, the State Election Board, the President, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

### What it does

- States the House's belief that giving the Department of Justice an unredacted voter registration list would violate Georgia's voter confidentiality law (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-225).
- Urges the Secretary of State to keep protecting confidential voter registration information as that law requires.
- Urges the Secretary of State to maintain any legal actions opposing disclosure of the unredacted list to the Department of Justice.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Secretary of State, the State Election Board, the President, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

### Who it affects

Georgia's Secretary of State and the State Election Board, millions of registered Georgia voters whose personal information is at issue, and federal officials including the President, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.

### Why it matters

The resolution signals the House's position in an ongoing dispute over whether Georgia must hand federal officials unredacted personal data on registered voters, including birth dates and partial Social Security numbers, which could affect how that data is protected or eventually shared.

### Key provisions

- The resolved clauses declare it would violate Code Section 21-2-225 for the Secretary of State to give the Department of Justice an unredacted voter registration list.
- The resolution urges the Secretary of State to continue protecting confidential voter data and to keep pursuing legal action against disclosure.
- The final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies to named state and federal officials, including the President and U.S. Attorney General.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2026-02-02)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-02-04)
- Sponsors: Eric Gisler, Saira Draper, Shea Roberts, Long Tran, Phil Olaleye, Tanya Miller
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72738

> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1200.md?full=1