From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
January 16, 2026

Raffensperger: I will not break the law over senators’ political stunt

• A group of state senators introduced a resolution demanding the Secretary of State’s Office release the Social Security numbers, dates of birth and driver’s license numbers of every registered Georgia voter to the U.S. Department of Justice and to unspecified, unnamed third-party organizations and corporations.
• Releasing Georgians’ most sensitive personal information to unknown entities is not only reckless, but also explicitly illegal under Georgia law.
• Intentionally releasing that data would put millions of hardworking Georgians at risk of identity theft, financial loss, and years of personal hardship, all for a political stunt they, voters of our great state, never asked to be part of.
• My response is clear and unequivocal: “No.” And if I’m speaking in my contractor voice, “Hell no.”