NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Number of Absentee Ballots Rejected for Signature Issues in the 2020 Election Increased 350% from 2018

(ATLANTA)- The number of absentee ballot rejections for signature issues increased approximately 350% in the November 2020 election in Georgia from the 2018 election, about the same rate of increase as the total number of absentee ballots accepted. The rejection rate for absentee ballots with missing or non-matching signatures in ... [Read More]

Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner

A new registration has been created under the Professional Licensing Boards Division of the Secretary of State. A public hearing will be held to adopt rules for this registration on December 17, 2020. Attached is the Notice of Hearing and Proposed Rules. Notice of Hearing and Proposed Rules

Licenses in Renewal

Licenses with a November 30, 2020 Expiration date:    Plumbers (Journeyman, Master-Unrestricted, Master-Restricted)  Licenses with a December 31, 2020 Expiration date: Master Barbers and Barber II; Chiropractors; Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors; Landscape Architects; Psychologists; Veterinarians, Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Faculty Licenses with a January 31, 2021 Expiration date: ... [Read More]

Secretary Raffensperger Issues Warning Against Activist Groups Helping Out of State Illegal Voters: 'We will catch you. We Prosecute'

(ATLANTA) – Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a warning to groups that are helping individuals move to Georgia solely for the purpose of voting in the January Senate runoffs elections. Groups that finance or organize such efforts are involved in conspiracy to commit voter fraud and could be charged ... [Read More]