Justice Department OKs Georgia Voter ID Law

[meganmonkey]

ATLANTA (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department gave its approval Friday to a Georgia law requiring voters to show a photo ID at the polls.

Supporters - including Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue, who signed the measure earlier this year - say it is needed to crack down on voter fraud. Opponents say it unfairly discriminates against minorities, the poor and the elderly, who are less likely to have a driver's license.

Under the law, voters who do not have a license can get a state-issued photo ID for free.

The law makes Georgia one of seven states to require photo identification at the polls.

more at link:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5771357,00.html

[Debau2005]

1. Dang it!

I had little hope that this law would be struck down, but I did have hope!

[Charlie Brown]

2. A lawsuit has been filed

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/09/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-georgia.php

It will be interesting to see the twists and turns this takes on its way to the SCOTUS.

On edit: It looks like former Governor Roy Barnes has also filed a lawsuit in the state's courts. This could get interesting.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-georgia13apr13,1,3646171.story?coll=la-headlines-nation

[Debau2005]

4. THANKS! nt

[CottonBear]

3. Of course Alberto gonzalez would want to supress the Democratic vote

being that he's a freaking facist pig. :grr:

Our former Democratic governor, Roy Barnes, is working on an appeal of the case. :)