Georgia elections officials and the state's attorney general are warning people not to "game our system" by moving to the state just to vote in two hotly contested Senate runoffs.
At a press conference Thursday, Georgia's voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling said the state would welcome people looking Georgia their permanent home, WSB-TV reported.
Not so much if the move is temporary — and political.
"Let me be clear about this: If you want to move to Georgia and be a part of the number one state in America to do business, we are happy to have you. It's great to have you come in," Sterling said.
"But if you are here for the sole sake of politics, if you voted for Senate in one state and moved here to another state — I know that's another thing that could potentially go before the courts because you've already cast a vote for a body that could be seated in January – don't game our system."
Sterling pointed to former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, who announced he would move to Georgia to canvas ahead of the Jan. 5 races runoffs between GOP incumbents, Sens. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and their Democrat challengers, Jon Ossof and Rev. Raphael Warnock.
Yang does not plan to vote, according to WSB-TV.
The non-partisan Georgia Stand-Up group told the news outlet a complete move — voter registration and state ID changes — would have to be made by Dec. 7 to be eligible to vote in the Jan. 5 runoffs that will determine the majority in the Senate.
"If you come here, plan to stay," an organizer in the group, Ariel Singleton, told the news outlet, adding anyone with temporary residency plans could stall the election process.
The state attorney general's office said voter fraud is considered a felony and could carry a 10-year sentence and $100,000 fine, WSB-TV reported.
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