Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Georgia's law requiring voters to present government issued photo ID may be unconstitutional

the Washington Post --

the motion in US District Court in Rome Georgia, argues that the law adopted by legislatures this year is disproportionately affects Georgia's elderly, low income and minority voters.
The state of Georgia tried it has a similar voting measure in 2005, however, a federal judge blocked its saying that it amounted to an unconstitutional poll tax.
Supporters of the law say that it is needed to prevent election fraud.
" No amount of tinkering can cure the many flaws in this unconstitutional statute," said Neil Bradley, associate director of the American Civil Liberties Union Voting Rights Project in Atlanta, which is helping to challenge the law.
A separate challenge filed by former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes is scheduled to be heard Thursday in a state court."
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3 comments:

MAX Redline said...

LOL! Oh, those poor folks!

Since when did it become a hardship to get a photo ID?

LibDorks....

Anonymous said...

Having ID is a requirement isn't it? It is needed for getting a SS card, a job, a driver's permit, school...the list is endless. If someone doesn't have ID, something is wrong.

Scottiebill said...

That this thing may be declared "unconstitutional" has the filthy paw prints of the Al Qaeda Civil Liberties Union smeared all over it.