Happening now - Georgia State Election Board. Public comments - more than 25 signed up - will all be allowed to speak?
@HillaryHolley4 led off, sharing concerns about the lack of readiness. @ACLUofGA asked that handmarked paper ballots be available in all precincts
@MuscogeeDems warned: don't set local officials up for failure. They don't have resources or sufficient time for training.
Other speakers have talked about felony voting rights, late equipment deliveries, and voter purges
@AileenSN up not - she represents 30 voters who observed pilots for over 185 hours. Lots of glitches, even with tiny municipal pilots.
@populational also a pilot poll observer. Recounts problems, including that poll pads were down more than 90 minutes, not the 40 minutes said by @GaSecofState
@Sustain_Joy speaks to rule 1, which will reduce the rejection rate of absentee ballots, by letting them be returned to local polling places.
@ScissorRunner33 tells the SEB that her attempt to cast an absentee ballot in the 2018 midterm failed. If rule 1 was in place, her vote would have counted.
GSU student John Peterson speaks about ballot secrecy. Absolute Ballot Secrecy is guaranteed by our constitution. Shows a real size BMD mockup
@JasmineForHD108 speaks about poll book problems - she was nearly prevented from voting due to a poll book glitch. Rule 3 required updated paper lol books at every poll place
Terence White, Paulding County. In his county pilots, when the electronic poll books failed, voters left without voting. System is not ready for full deployment
Libby Seger, sophomore at GSU, speaks about the rising generation of young voters. GA leads nation with 3% increase in share of young voters. Chaos harm's voters. Slow transition down
Elisa Goldklang speaks about the importance of robust audits. Slams @GaSecofState for declaring the pilot audit gives voters confidence. @philipbstark says BMD audits cannot confirm outcomes.
@sheaforgeorgia speaks about the problem of defining the official vote, when the @dominionvoting ballot summary prints two votes: barcode that is tallied and human readable used only for audits.
Isabel introduces the citizen petition. More than 500 voters from 52 counties have signed their support for four proposes rules that will make elections better.
@PeachResist supports the four citizen-proposed rules, and praises their transparency. She calls out @GaSecofState for drafting other rules in secret - and asks the SEB to make new rules requiring transparency in rule drafting.
