ATLANTA — An upgraded Georgia voter registration system is finally ready to launch, an improvement officials say will speed up elections, make it easier for voters to change their addresses and ultimately reduce lines.
Nicknamed GaRVIS for the Georgia Registered Voter Information System, it will store registration records for Georgia’s 7.9 million voters, verify voter information at precincts and process absentee ballot information after counties start using it Feb. 6.
When combined with a streamlined early voting check-in process that will eliminate the need for voters to fill out paper forms, average check-in times are expected to drop from about three minutes to 50 seconds in future elections, State Elections Director Blake Evans said.
