Ted has a bachelor's degree in risk management and insurance and business administration from Georgia State University.

Ted is retired. He used to be a scientist for a corporation and ran an insurance agency.

Information on Ted Metz's political background is not available at this time.

As of October 24, 2022, Ted Metz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voter Registration

Said, "\[r]egardless of you political philosophy, casting a ballot should be an easy process...Georgia voters have the right to honest, transparent, and auditable elections."

Supports voter ID and absentee signature matching.

- Said, "\[r]egardless of you political philosophy, casting a ballot should be an easy process...Georgia voters have the right to honest, transparent, and auditable elections." 
- Supports voter ID and absentee signature matching.

Voting Access

Opposes electronic voting systems and supports paper ballots.

Supports a strict chain of custody, election audits, public ballot inspections, and prosecution and prison time of election-related offenses.

Opposes ballot drop boxes, "ballot harvesting," private and corporate election funding, and third party temporary election staffing.

- Opposes electronic voting systems and supports paper ballots. 
- Supports a strict chain of custody, election audits, public ballot inspections, and prosecution and prison time of election-related offenses. 
- Opposes ballot drop boxes, "ballot harvesting," private and corporate election funding, and third party temporary election staffing.

Election Integrity

Wants "to stop the Corporate Takeover \[sic] of the Government."

- Wants "to stop the Corporate Takeover \[sic] of the Government."

Small Businesses

Ted Metz

Bee is originally from Augusta. She has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in finance and management from Georgia State University.

LinkedIn

Bee is a national policy advisor for New American Leaders. She used to work as an executive director of the non-profit organization Athena Warehouse, which works to educate and empower girls in under-resourced communities.

Georgia General Assembly

Bee Nguyen is currently the representative for the 89th district. She was first elected in 2017 and has been in office for two terms.

The Guardian

Wants to install computerized kiosks in grocery stores located in areas with spotty internet access, to enable voters to update their registration.

- Wants to install computerized kiosks in grocery stores located in areas with spotty internet access, to enable voters to update their registration.

Wants to communicate by mail, text and email with registered voters when trying to maintain current voter rolls information, instead of using only mail.

Wants to make more information on voting available in languages other than English.

- Wants to communicate by mail, text and email with registered voters when trying to maintain current voter rolls information, instead of using only mail.
- Wants to make more information on voting available in languages other than English.

End Citizens United

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Wants to add cybersecurity expertise to the Secretary of State’s Office to monitor threats to the election system, monitor disinformation and conspiracies online, and communicate with county election officials in real-time.

As a representative, she voted against the current computerized elections system and in favor of using hand-marked paper ballots.

As a representative, she voted to overturn the "exact match" voter registration law, which had frozen 53,000 applications during the 2018 midterm elections.

- Wants to add cybersecurity expertise to the Secretary of State’s Office to monitor threats to the election system, monitor disinformation and conspiracies online, and communicate with county election officials in real-time.
- As a representative, she voted against the current computerized elections system and in favor of using hand-marked paper ballots.
- As a representative, she voted to overturn the "exact match" voter registration law, which had frozen 53,000 applications during the 2018 midterm elections.

Plans to remove "barriers for small business owners and practitioners who rely on the Secretary of State’s office to obtain their licenses"

Supports the creation of "regional partnerships with community organizations and chambers throughout Georgia to strengthen opportunities for entrepreneurs"

- Plans to remove "barriers for small business owners and practitioners who rely on the Secretary of State’s office to obtain their licenses"
- Supports the creation of "regional partnerships with community organizations and chambers throughout Georgia to strengthen opportunities for entrepreneurs"

Bee Nguyen

Brad is originally from Johns Creek, Georgia. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Western University and a master's degree in business administration from Georgia State University. He lives with his wife, Tricia, in Johns Creek. They attend North Point Community Church.

Brad is a civil engineer and the chairman and owner of Tendon Systems, LLC which is a contracting and engineering design firm. He also owns and operates a steel manufacturing plant in Forsyth County.

VoteSmart

Brad Raffensperger is currently secretary of state. He was first elected in 2018 and has been in office for one term. He was a Johns Creek city councilmember from 2012 to 2014 and the state representative for District 50 from 2015 to 2018.

FOX 5

As Secretary of State, introduced a new voter registration system. He said, "this new system is more advanced, more secure, and more user-friendly and will give our election directors and my office new tools to better manage our election efforts."

Opposes same-day voter registration, which he said "undermines trust" in elections.

Said, "I believe only American Citizens should be voting in our elections." As Secretary of State, he proposed a Georgia constitutional amendment restricting the right to vote to only American citizens. The measure did not pass.

As Secretary of State, removed 309,000 voters from Georgia's list of registered voters. He conducted a full citizenship check on all voters on the Georgia voter list. He also enrolled Georgia in the Electric Registration Information System, which allows Georgia to identify and remove voters who have moved to other states.

- As Secretary of State, introduced a new voter registration system. He said, "this new system is more advanced, more secure, and more user-friendly and will give our election directors and my office new tools to better manage our election efforts."
- Opposes same-day voter registration, which he said "undermines trust" in elections.
- Said, "I believe only American Citizens should be voting in our elections." As Secretary of State, he proposed a Georgia constitutional amendment restricting the right to vote to only American citizens. The measure did not pass.
- As Secretary of State, removed 309,000 voters from Georgia's list of registered voters. He conducted a full citizenship check on all voters on the Georgia voter list. He also enrolled Georgia in the Electric Registration Information System, which allows Georgia to identify and remove voters who have moved to other states.

Supports SB 202 and said that the photo ID requirement will "improve security and voter confidence."

As Secretary of State, launched Georgia's online absentee ballot request portal during the 2020 elections.

- Supports SB 202 and said that the photo ID requirement will "improve security and voter confidence." 
- As Secretary of State, launched Georgia's online absentee ballot request portal during the 2020 elections.

11 Alive

SecureVote

Atlanta Civic Circle

As Secretary of State, refuted former President Trump's claims of election fraud in the 2020 election.

As Secretary of State, advocated for making it illegal to return someone else's completed absentee ballot to the board of registrars. He also advocated to make it illegal for anyone but an authorized election official to take a ballot from a drop-box and open it. Both of these are now felonies under SB 202.

- As Secretary of State, refuted former President Trump's claims of election fraud in the 2020 election.
- As Secretary of State, advocated for making it illegal to return someone else's completed absentee ballot to the board of registrars. He also advocated to make it illegal for anyone but an authorized election official to take a ballot from a drop-box and open it. Both of these are now felonies under SB 202.

As Secretary of State, implemented the 3-year business license renewal process, which "cuts down on red tape and saves small businesses time on refiling their paperwork."

- As Secretary of State, implemented the 3-year business license renewal process, which "cuts down on red tape and saves small businesses time on refiling their paperwork."

Brad Raffensperger

- The Secretary of State runs many important administrative functions for Georgia, including overseeing elections, professional licensing, and business filings. 
- When it comes to elections, the Secretary of State is in charge of supervising and monitoring elections, managing the voter registration process, and preparing ballots.
- The Secretary of State is in charge of registering new businesses so they can legally begin operations. They are also in charge of renewing business licenses and permits.
- In addition to these responsibilities, the Secretary of State also manages and preserves public records, provides educational programs about the capitol, and oversees Georgia’s securities’ market.
- The Secretary of State is elected to 4 year terms by statewide election.