Georgia rolls out new voter registration system to track, protect personal data

GEORGIA – Georgia launched a brand new voter registration system aimed to maintain monitor of voter data and to make future elections safer.

GRVIS, previously referred to as the Georgia Registered Voter Info System, shops greater than 12 million voter data together with Social Safety numbers and driver licenses.

Early voting was underway in Camden County to fill a Metropolis Council Publish 3 seat.

Though voters received’t discover a serious change on the polls, they’ll be capable of see and monitor all adjustments to their voter data on-line. The brand new $4-million system additionally helps election officers course of voter functions and absentee ballots faster.

Shannon Nettles, Camden County’s supervisor of elections, stated this system turned obtainable in February and is a serious assist with town election.

“It’s doing improbable with our registered voters in addition to these which might be coming into vote each day. We’ve been capable of sustain with them fairly simply with our new registration system,” Nettles stated.

Elections officers stated holding monitor of those data may also stop voter fraud akin to double voting or voting as a deceased particular person.

“I believe all this speak about elections not being secured and many useless folks placing votes in, folks stuffing the poll field, I believe loads of that’s hyped and correct and basically not a lot of it’s true,”

In Ware County, voters have questioned the state election course of. Supervisor of Elections Carlos Nelson believes the brand new system gives transparency.

“As soon as we make that change, they’ll be capable of go surfing and see that the change is made. I imply if that’s not belief, I don’t know what’s,” Nelson stated.

Glynn County Supervisor of Elections Workplace despatched the next assertion when New4JAX reached out in regards to the system adjustments.

“It’s going to be a quicker expertise for voters. It’s going to permit us to supply the data extra shortly and securely.