Primary Run-Off Election July 24th

State-Wide Candidates- Governor, L.S. “Casey” Cagle and Brian Kemp*
Lieutenant Governor: Geoff Duncan and David Shafer*
Secretary of State: David Belle Isle* and Brad Raffensperger
*My picks

Why I Can’t Vote for Raffensperger

H.B. 33, introduced in 2017 by Representative Raffensperger, prompted two critical questions:
Will someone who is not a U.S. citizen be allowed to govern in Georgia?
Should U.S. citizens or Georgia citizens be governed by someone who is not a U.S. citizen?
The answer to the first question above would have been “yes” if H.B. 33 had passed, because it (a) added a new section to three Georgia Codes – Titles 36, 45, 50 – to (b) allow non-citizens to hold public office in counties, municipal corporations and other governmental entities that make policy, spend public money, levy taxes, or assess, impose, or collect fees or charges.

H.B. 33 would have allowed non-citizens to serve in local government authorities, school districts, commissions, councils and boards. Such non-citizens are (a) U.S. nationals (b) lawful permanent residents, (c) aliens with lawful status in the U.S., (d) legal residents of Georgia, (e) active members of the U.S. military, and (f) members of the soldier’s immediate family.

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