SR563: SR563 Georgia Secretary of State; request of the United States Department of Justice to securely produce Georgia's voter registration list; urge

This resolution does not change Georgia law. It expresses the Senate's position that Georgia's Secretary of State should immediately and fully comply with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice for Georgia's complete voter registration list. The resolution cites the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 as the legal basis for the list-maintenance and recordkeeping duties it says Georgia must meet. The resolution recounts that the Department of Justice asked several states for their voter rolls this past summer, that Georgia's Secretary of State refused multiple requests, and that the Department has since sued the Secretary in federal court to compel production of the list. It also criticizes the Secretary for past refusals to appear before Senate committees and for friction with the State Election Board. The Senate directs that copies be sent to the Secretary of State, the State Election Board, the President, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights.

• Formally urges the Georgia Secretary of State to immediately and fully comply with the Department of Justice's request for the state's full voter registration list.
• States the Senate's position that this compliance is required to meet Georgia's obligations under the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute 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.
• Does not create any new statute, penalty, or funding; it is a nonbinding expression of the Senate's views.

The resolution directly names Georgia's Secretary of State and the State Election Board, and it also references federal officials including the President and the U.S. Attorney General. Indirectly it concerns Georgia's registered voters, whose voter list data is the subject of the underlying federal request and lawsuit.

Although the resolution carries no legal force on its own, it puts the Senate's weight behind pressuring the Secretary of State to turn over voter data amid an active federal lawsuit, highlighting an ongoing dispute over control of and access to Georgia's voter rolls.

• The resolving clause urges the Secretary of State to immediately and fully comply with the Department of Justice's request to securely produce Georgia's voter registration list.
• Cites the National Voter Registration Act's requirement that states make reasonable efforts to remove ineligible voters from official lists.
• Cites the Help America Vote Act's requirement that states maintain a single, uniform, centralized statewide voter registration list with unique voter identifiers.
• Notes that the Department of Justice has already filed suit against the Secretary in federal court under NVRA, HAVA, and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 to compel production of the list.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to send copies of the resolution to named state and federal officials.

1. 2026-02-02Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
2. 2026-02-02Senate Third Read (Senate)
3. 2026-02-02Senate Engrossed (Senate)
4. 2026-01-28Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
5. 2026-01-27Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
6. 2026-01-14Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
7. 2026-01-13Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Randy Robertson (R, SD-029)Primary sponsor
• Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
• Matt Brass (R, SD-006)
• Timothy Bearden (R, SD-030)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)

1. PassedSenate voteFebruary 2, 2026

   31 yea, 21 nay (1 not voting, 1 absent)

   Motion To Engross: Senate Vote #507

2. PassedSenate voteFebruary 2, 2026

   31 yea, 22 nay (0 not voting, 1 absent)

   Adoption: Senate Vote #509

• voter registration
• election administration
• Georgia Secretary of State
• federal election law
• election integrity