House Resolution 139
By: Representatives New of the 40th, Kelley of the 16th, Gullett of the 19th, Momtahan of the
17th, and Smith of the 18th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election
Officials Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, the Voter Registrar's Association of Georgia (VRAG) was established in 1969
for the purpose of educating, assisting, and communicating the Georgia Election Code to
registrars throughout the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, the Georgia Election Officials Association (GEOA) was established in 1985 for
the purpose of educating, assisting, and communicating the Georgia Election Code to all
election officials and probate judges serving as election superintendents throughout the State
of Georgia; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, VRAG and GEOA voted to combine and become a joined association,
the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials, with the majority of
Georgia's counties combining boards individually; and
WHEREAS, it is a registrar's responsibility to register individuals to vote, to keep records
of these individuals, and to issue absentee ballots; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of election superintendents and probate judges to conduct
elections and maintain voting equipment; and
WHEREAS, election officials and registration officials pledge to freedom and democracy
and uphold strict and high standards of conduct within their profession so that the public may
have due confidence in them while exercising their right to vote; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the hard work and high standards of all
election officials and registrars in the State of Georgia be appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body recognize February 4, 2025, as Georgia Association of Voter
Registration and Election Officials Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the
Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials.