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Panel blocks Georgia voter checks
« on: October 28, 2008, 09:34:40 AM »

so, it's probably okay, but it isn't okay until the feds specifically say that it's okay, and there is no way that can happen before the election . . . . . nice.


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Panel blocks Georgia voter checks

ATLANTA (AP) — Federal judges have ordered Georgia elections officials to stop using Social Security numbers and driver's licenses to check voters' immigration status until the U.S. Justice Department decides whether to approve the process.

Georgia is one of several states that needs federal approval before changing election policy because of a history of discriminatory voting practices.

The three-judge panel's 27-page ruling Monday orders Georgia officials to make "diligent and immediate" efforts to notify voters who have been flagged as ineligible.

It also blocks the state from removing flagged names from voter lists unless voters say in writing that they are ineligible.

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Re: Panel blocks Georgia voter checks
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2008, 09:50:27 AM »
Ohhh, like a felon is going to say that they're "ineligible". This is just another way the fraud the election. What's wrong with showing SOME form of ID ?!?!?!?
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Re: Panel blocks Georgia voter checks
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 09:56:22 AM »
Quote from: Thor on October 28, 2008, 09:50:27 AM
Ohhh, like a felon is going to say that they're "ineligible". This is just another way the fraud the election. What's wrong with showing SOME form of ID ?!?!?!?

voter ID laws have been declared perfectly constitutional by the SCOTUS;  indiana comes to mind.  this sounds like they are still holding GA to the letter of the voting rights act.
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Re: Panel blocks Georgia voter checks
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2008, 10:57:05 AM »
IMO, it should be a judgement call in SOME cases. I could see if an elderly voter that comes in with a walker that MIGHT not have an ID. However, if they're speaking a different language, the poll judges might want to consider ALL the facts. However, if they're able bodied and drove themselves to the polling place, then I don't see why it wouldn't be appropriate to show some form of ID. Many states require some form of state issued ID.
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Re: Panel blocks Georgia voter checks
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2008, 06:30:54 PM »
Quote from: Thor on October 28, 2008, 09:50:27 AM
Ohhh, like a felon is going to say that they're "ineligible"...
Of course they will.

Just like gun control laws keep them from acquiring firearms.
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