Despite an effort by the Georgian government to provide a new web portal that allows Georgians to cancel their voter registration, the website has come under fire after a technical problem caused personal data to be displayed on users’ screens.
It was announced on Monday that Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has launched a new website designed to give Georgians the ability to easily and quickly cancel their voting registrations if they move out of the state, or if they lose a loved one who recently passed away.
During the registration process, users are asked to enter the first letter of their last name, their county of residence, and their date of birth. It will then ask them to provide a reason for their cancellation, followed by a request to provide their driver’s license information. After answering the question, the person is prompted to enter their license number if the answer to the question is yes.
There is a possibility that the voter will be asked to enter their social security number, if they do not already have one, or they will be asked to complete a form that needs to be mailed or emailed to the registration office for their local county.
The problem, which Mike Hassinger, Raffensperger spokesman, said lasted less than an hour and has now been resolved, highlighted Democratic concerns that the site could be used by outsiders to unjustifiably cancel voter registrations without the voter’s permission.
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