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Wants to "Increase voter participation and accessibility." He provided no further information about this topic.

- Wants to "Increase voter participation and accessibility." He provided no further information about this topic.

Voting Access

As of March 11, 2022, Michael Owens’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voter Registration

Wants to bolster Georgia’s cybersecurity to guard against foreign interference in elections and other critical infrastructure.

Wants to "Fix our statewide election system" and "Protect every eligible citizen’s right to vote."

- Wants to bolster Georgia’s cybersecurity to guard against foreign interference in elections and other critical infrastructure.
- Wants to "Fix our statewide election system" and "Protect every eligible citizen’s right to vote."

Election Integrity

Wants to support small businesses and entrepreneurs by making the office of Secretary of State a more "people-facing office that’s friendlier to minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.”

Wants to support companies facing new cyberthreats.

- Wants to support small businesses and entrepreneurs by making the office of Secretary of State a more "people-facing office that’s friendlier to minority-owned businesses and entrepreneurs.”
- Wants to support companies facing new cyberthreats.

Small Businesses

Michael Owens

Georgia General Assembly

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Wants to install computerized kiosks in grocery stores located in areas with spotty Internet access, to enable voters to update registrations.

- Wants to install computerized kiosks in grocery stores located in areas with spotty Internet access, to enable voters to update registrations.

Wants to communicate by mail, text and email with registered voters when trying to maintain current voter rolls information, instead of using only mail.

Wants to make more information on voting available in languages other than English.

- Wants to communicate by mail, text and email with registered voters when trying to maintain current voter rolls information, instead of using only mail.
- Wants to make more information on voting available in languages other than English.

End Citizens United

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Wants to add cybersecurity expertise to the Secretary of State’s Office. They would monitor threats to the election system, monitor disinformation and conspiracies online, and communicate with county election officials in real-time.

As a Representative, she voted against the current computerized elections system and in favor of using hand-marked paper ballots.

As a Representative, she voted to overturn the "exact match" voter registration law, which had frozen 53,000 applications during the 2018 midterm elections.

- Wants to add cybersecurity expertise to the Secretary of State’s Office. They would monitor threats to the election system, monitor disinformation and conspiracies online, and communicate with county election officials in real-time.
- As a Representative, she voted against the current computerized elections system and in favor of using hand-marked paper ballots.
- As a Representative, she voted to overturn the "exact match" voter registration law, which had frozen 53,000 applications during the 2018 midterm elections.

As of March 10, 2022, Bee Nguyen’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Bee Nguyen

Said that she entered the race to "ensure access and fairness in our voting process". She did not provide any further information.

- Said that she entered the race to "ensure access and fairness in our voting process". She did not provide any further information.

As of March 11, 2022, Dee Dawkins-Haigler’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Dee Dawkins-Haigler

Wants to create a satellite office of the Secretary of State in Macon, Georgia to expand voter access to more Georgians.

- Wants to create a satellite office of the Secretary of State in Macon, Georgia to expand voter access to more Georgians.

As of March 11, 2022, Floyd Griffin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to "ensure free, fair, accessible, and secure elections for all of Georgia."

- Wants to "ensure free, fair, accessible, and secure elections for all of Georgia."
- Wants to "fight against SB202."

Wants to establish Small Business & Minority Business Round Tables to "ensure all small businesses have a seat at the table."

Wants to create a better business licensing system to expedite the processing of licenses.

- Wants to establish Small Business & Minority Business Round Tables to "ensure all small businesses have a seat at the table."
- Wants to create a better business licensing system to expedite the processing of licenses.

Floyd Griffin

Wants to ensure "100% of eligible voters are registered."

Wants to partner with county departments of Registration and Elections and with voter advocacy groups to register "people from disadvantaged communities, the formerly incarcerated (ex-offenders), college students, and high school seniors, who are 17 years and older."

-  Wants to ensure "100% of eligible voters are registered."
- Wants to partner with county departments of Registration and Elections and with voter advocacy groups to register "people from disadvantaged communities, the formerly incarcerated (ex-offenders), college students, and high school seniors, who are 17 years and older."

11 Alive

Said, "I am committed to ensure that the diversity of our state has easy access to voting."

Wants to "establish 'best practices' of voting that can be adopted  by all local county election boards, which will ensure standardization and consistency of voting practices throughout Georgia."

Wants to start a Voter Education Campaign.

- Said, "I am committed to ensure that the diversity of our state has easy access to voting."
- Wants to "establish 'best practices' of voting that can be adopted  by all local county election boards, which will ensure standardization and consistency of voting practices throughout Georgia."
- Wants to start a Voter Education Campaign.

Said, "\[I will] protect your right to vote through education, coordination, and restoration."

Wants to conduct a forensic audit of Georgia's voting system including testing of voting machines and the process of tabulating votes.

- Said, "\[I will] protect your right to vote through education, coordination, and restoration."
- Wants to conduct a forensic audit of Georgia's voting system including testing of voting machines and the process of tabulating votes.

Wants to recruit diverse and inclusive businesses to Georgia to stimulate the economy.

Said he will provide protection "from financial fraud by empowering you to make viable investments."

Wants to expedite the professional licensing renewal process to account for an increase trade workers, such barbers, nurses, and therapists, that occurred during the pandemic.

Wants to launch a variety of educational programs to assist small business owners.

Wants to create grant funding opportunities to assist new “start-up” small businesses for people of color, women, and veterans.

- Wants to recruit diverse and inclusive businesses to Georgia to stimulate the economy.
- Said he will provide protection "from financial fraud by empowering you to make viable investments."
- Wants to expedite the professional licensing renewal process to account for an increase trade workers, such barbers, nurses, and therapists, that occurred during the pandemic.
- Wants to launch a variety of educational programs to assist small business owners.
- Wants to create grant funding opportunities to assist new “start-up” small businesses for people of color, women, and veterans.

John Eaves

- The Secretary of State runs many important administrative functions for Georgia, including overseeing elections, professional licensing, and business filings. 
- When it comes to elections, the Secretary of State is in charge of supervising and monitoring elections, managing the voter registration process, and preparing ballots.
- The Secretary of State is in charge of registering new businesses so they can legally begin operations. They are also in charge of renewing business licenses and permits.
- In addition to these responsibilities, the Secretary of State also manages and preserves public records, provides educational programs about the capitol, and oversees Georgia’s securities’ market.
- The Secretary of State is elected to 4 year terms by statewide election.

Oversees elections, voting, and business licensing in Georgia