Overview
- This week Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a nine‑member, bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force that will meet regularly ahead of the November midterm elections.
- The panel includes former elected officials and election experts such as Roy Barnes, Shirley Franklin, Saxby Chambliss, Drew Ferguson and attorney Ben Ginsberg alongside county election directors Joseph Kirk and Nancy Boren and sheriff association official Terry Norris.
- Raffensperger’s office says the task force will focus on voter list maintenance, auditing county compliance and performance, reviewing security protocols, and countering election‑related misinformation.
- The initiative is presented as an ongoing, open‑door advisory body that will provide continuous feedback to the Secretary of State’s Office but it has not yet published audits, findings, or formal recommendations.
- Georgia officials highlight county election administration as central to the effort and say the task force’s impact will depend on the specificity of audits, the publication of results, and how state and local authorities implement any recommendations.