ATLANTA (October 8, 2019) | Sen. Randy Robertson (R – Cataula) will host the second meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felony Offenders on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. on the second floor of the Mabry Gipson Student Center, in the Dixon Assembly Room, of LaGrange College.
The Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felony Offenders was created by the passage of Senate Resolution 153 during the 2019 Legislative Session. As stated in the resolution, the committee shall be comprised of five members of the Senate. Currently, Georgia forbids all felons from voting. The study committee will review the current law and how it impacts reintegrating persons back into society. The committee must report its findings on or before December 1, 2019.
To access the agenda for the meeting, please follow this link: http://www.senate.ga.gov/committees/Documents/votingrightsnonviolentfelonsnotice2.pdf
WHO: Sen. Randy Robertson and members of the Senate Study Committee on Revising Voting Rights for Nonviolent Felony Offenders
WHAT: Second Study Committee Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, October 22, 2019
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: LaGrange College
Mabry Gipson Student Center – Dixon Assembly Room
601 Broad Street
LaGrange, GA 30240
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For Immediate Release:
October 8, 2019
Kessarin Horvath, Communications Associate
kessarin.horvath@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028