Thursday, January 26, 2006

GA Legislature passes revised version of photo ID to vote

After a federal judge rejected a law requiring photo ID for citizens to vote the Georgia state legislature passed a revised version of the bill which takes out the fee requirement but still requires a photo ID to vote. Civil rights groups complained that this law disenfranchises low income and minority groups. The Justice Department must also approve this law because some states have had a history of disenfranchising voters. The Justice Department supported the original version of the bill.
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