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by joshuamorton 1991 days ago
Georgia law doesn't require having a fixed address to vote. You need to maintain GA residence. The full text of the relevant statute is here[0]. Note section 15b.

The form requires an address for contact and precinct information. People without a permanent address can use a common place of residence (where they can receive mail), such as a shelter, or if they don't have one of those, they can register in the park they sleep in [1].

Ultimately, it is up to the district registrar to determine if the residency is legitimate, but this is decided not based on the existence of a conventional fixed address, but based on the demonstrated intent to reside in the state (and more specifically the municipality).

[0]: https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/2010/title-21/chapter-2...

[1]: https://faq.georgiavoter.guide/en/article/how-to-register-to...

1 comments

> You need to maintain GA residence.

Which people without fixed address do not. We are talking vagabond voting without residence so they used the shelter's address.

You can criticize Veritas all you want but that is not the focus here. Someone was caught on the record admitting to committing a felony in the state of Georgia.

Georgia made residency requirements for voting that allow the homeless to vote. That's their prerogative. Same rules allow people who live year round in expensive recreational vehicles to vote, also.

Different organizations define residency differently. There is no single accepted way to prove residency. Sometimes a drivers license does the trick. Usually to get a a drivers license you need a utility bill or a lease. To get in-state tuition you need to prove a year of residency. Proof of residency for state taxes is more complicated, and varies by state. Residency is different than domicile, etc. As someone who has moved around a lot I've bumped into quite a bit of this.

There's nothing in the constitution saying that a person needs to own or rent a house to vote.

> Which people without fixed address do not

They do, according to the statue I literally just linked. There is no legal requirement for a fixed address. If you disagree, you're welcome to cite the relevant text from the ga code.

O.C.G.A. 21-2-217 section 15, specifically, gives county registrars broad authority to accept people based on exigent circumstances, including homelessness.

What's the relevant statue in Georgia law for defining residence?