Georgia’s new voter website has legal watchdogs concerned

After receiving a cease-and-desist order this month, the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger now has just days to decommission a web page that allows users to cancel voter registrations. Julie Houk, managing counsel for election protection with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, says on StateScoop’s Priorities podcast the form possibly violates legal and ethical boundaries. The form gained media attention immediately after launch when cybersecurity analysts noticed several flaws, including an early flaw that allowed users to view the personal information of strangers, allowing them to cancel their voter registrations.

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