Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), acting as one of the Senate’s leading advocates for voting rights, released a new report examining Georgia’s election security ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
What is the report based on and what is the conclusion? The report draws on interviews with election officials from 10 geographically and politically diverse Georgia counties to assess the readiness of local administrators.
Despite President Trump’s repeated claims of widespread voter fraud, election officials interviewed across Georgia overwhelmingly expressed confidence in Georgia’s election security for 2026.
What Sen. Raphael Warnock had to say:
- “While President Trump continues to promote baseless lies to incite fear and chaos ahead of the midterms, Georgia’s election officials are doing the important work of ensuring every vote is securely counted. It is now up to Congress to implement meaningful safeguards that maintain election integrity by protecting and supporting those on the front lines.”
Who specifically was surveyed for this report? Based on interviews with election officials from counties governed by Democratic-led, Republican-led, and nonpartisan Board of Commissioners, Sen. Warnock’s report affirms that local election administrators across Georgia feel well-equipped and prepared to manage the 2026 November elections.
While confidence in election security is high among the Georgia officials interviewed, officials agreed that additional federal funding for election administration and security would help further strengthen their work.
What comes next for Sen. Raphael Warnock? In response to the new findings, Sen. Warnock is calling on Congress to immediately pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
This bill would restore key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Freedom to Vote Act, creating national standards for early, absentee, and in-person voting; prevent partisan takeovers of local election administration; and improve election security.
Additionally, the Senator is urging his colleagues to support funding for the Election Assistance Commission’s Election Security Grant program to help county election boards modernize voting systems and infrastructure, maintain accurate voter registration databases, recruit and train poll workers, and keep elections safe and secure.
