SR937: SR937 U.S. Department of Homeland Security and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; refrain from immigration enforcement activity in the immediate vicinity of polling places and locations; urge

This resolution does not change Georgia law. Instead, it expresses the Senate's position that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and state or local law enforcement should refrain from immigration enforcement actions, surveillance, or deployments near polling places while ballots are being cast. It asks that this buffer match the zones Georgia law already sets around voting: within 150 feet of a polling place building and within 25 feet of any voter in line. The resolution also urges the Secretary of State to issue statewide guidance to county election officials on responding if federal immigration agents show up near a voting site, including notification steps, de-escalation, and documentation. It directs copies of the resolution be sent to the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Georgia's congressional delegation, and the head of the Department of Homeland Security.

• Urges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE to avoid immigration enforcement activity near polling places while voting is happening.
• Asks state and local law enforcement agencies to also refrain from immigration enforcement actions in the same protected zones during voting.
• Calls for the buffer to match Georgia's existing voting protections: 150 feet from a polling place building and 25 feet from voters in line.
• Urges the Secretary of State to issue statewide guidance to county election officials on protocols if federal immigration agents appear near a polling place, including notification and documentation steps.
• Directs the Senate to send copies of the resolution to the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Georgia's congressional delegation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Georgia voters, poll workers, and county election officials, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ICE, and state and local law enforcement agencies whose activities near polling places the resolution addresses. The Secretary of State's office would be asked to draft new guidance.

If followed, the resolution's requests could reduce the chance that voters feel intimidated or deterred from voting because of visible immigration enforcement activity near polling places. Because it is a resolution, not a law, it carries no binding force and depends on voluntary action by federal agencies and the Secretary of State.

• The resolution notes Georgia law already restricts activity within 150 feet of a polling place building and 25 feet of voters in line, and cites criminal penalties for voter intimidation and election interference.
• It urges DHS, ICE, and state or local law enforcement to refrain from immigration enforcement actions, surveillance, or deployments in those same zones while ballots are being cast.
• It urges the Secretary of State to issue statewide guidance to county superintendents and poll managers covering notification, de-escalation, and documentation if federal immigration agents appear near a voting site.
• It emphasizes that voter eligibility challenges must be handled through lawful election procedures, not intimidation or coercion.
• It directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies to the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, the Georgia Congressional Delegation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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• Jaha Howard (D, SD-035)Primary sponsor
• Kim Jackson (D, SD-041)
• Sheikh Rahman (D, SD-005)
• Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
• Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
• Josh McLaurin (D, SD-014)
• RaShaun Kemp (D, SD-038)
• Gail Davenport (D, SD-017)
• Donzella James (D, SD-028)

• voting rights
• immigration enforcement
• election security
• polling place protections