Officials partner to educate Voters in Georgia

The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and Secure the Vote announce that they will work together to educate people about Georgia’s new secure paper-ballot system, announces the Secretary of State’s office.  Secure the Vote was launched by the Secretary of State’s office on Dec. 5. This is an inclusive, broad-based education initiative effort to show people in all walks of life, in every corner of the state, what to expect when they begin voting in 2020 from the paper-ballot system. Georgia is replacing all of its first-generation electronic voting machines with the paper-ballot system, the largest rollout of voting equipment in U.S. history.  Voters make their choices by pressing a touchscreen, then print their ballot where they can confirm their selections before casting the ballot at the ballot box. The paper ballots can be audited and recounted. Paper ballots will be used across the state in the March 24 Presidential Preference Primary. Their first use in Georgia was during last month’s municipal elections in six pilot counties. Visitors to The King Center will be able to examine the paper-ballot system and vote in a mock election several days this month and next in the days preceding the national holiday honoring the birthday of the late Dr. King.  In addition, Secure the Vote operates a website with information about the new system and a short video demonstration at SecureVoteGA.com.  The Secretary of State is Georgia’s chief election officer and has the mission to help ensure secure and accurate elections. County election officials run the actual elections and handle voter registration.