Voter Registration in Georgia...Why bother?

[graywolf]

Obama Justice Department Decision Will Allow Non-Citizens to Register to Vote in Georgia
Decision Bars Georgia From Continuing Voter Verification Process
Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel issued the following statement following the U.S. Department of Justice’s denial of preclearance of Georgia’s voter verification process
Atlanta - “The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to deny preclearance of Georgia’s already implemented citizenship verification process shows a shocking disregard for the integrity of our elections. With this decision, DOJ has now barred Georgia from continuing the citizenship verification program that DOJ lawyers helped to craft. DOJ’s decision also nullifies the orders of two federal courts directing Georgia to implement the procedure for the 2008 general election. The decision comes seven months after Georgia requested an expedited review of the preclearance submission.
“DOJ has thrown open the door for activist organizations such as ACORN to register non-citizens to vote in Georgia’s elections, and the state has no ability to verify an applicant’s citizenship status or whether the individual even exists. DOJ completely disregarded Georgia’s obvious and direct interest in preventing non-citizens from voting, instead siding with the ACLU and MALDEF. Clearly, politics took priority over common sense and good public policy.

“This process is critical to protecting the integrity of our elections. We have evidence that non-citizens have voted in past Georgia elections and that more than 2,100 individuals have attempted to register, yet still have questions regarding their citizenship. Further, the Inspector General’s office is investigating more than 30 cases of non-citizens casting ballots in Georgia elections, including the case of a Henry County non-citizen who registered to vote and cast ballots in 2004 and 2006.
“It is important to underscore that not a single person has come forward to say he or she could not vote because of the verification process. Further, while DOJ argues that the process is somehow discriminatory, the historic voter turnout among Hispanic and African-American voters in the 2008 general elections clearly says otherwise.
“This decision provides a specific example of the inherently illogical and unfair nature of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. It is a sad day for the rights of our state and for the integrity of our elections. I remain committed to continuing the fight for citizenship verification. In the coming days, I will consider every option available to the state, including the possibility of legal action.”

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[tombogan03884]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/77_of_georgia_voters_favor_id_checks_before_voting_justice_department_disagrees


Tuesday, June 02, 2009
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The Department of Justice on Tuesday said the state of Georgia's system cannot check driver’s license information and Social Security numbers to prove that prospective voters are U.S. citizens.

Georgia’s voters have an entirely different perspective. Rasmussen Reports polling conducted during Election 2008 found that 77% said prospective voters should first be required to show a legal photo ID first.

Georgia’s voters also held that view two years earlier despite a state judge’s ruling that a new law requiring a photo ID at the polls was a violation of the state constitution.

Nationally, three-out-of-four U.S. voters (76%) said a person should be required to show photo identification at the polls before being allowed to vote.

While the Justice Department expressed concern that photo ID requirements might disenfranchise some voters, a plurality of voters nationwide have the opposite concern. Forty-two percent (42%) believe it is more common for people to vote illegally than it is for legal voters to be denied that right. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say it is more likely that people are prevented from voting who should be allowed to do so.

The state of Georgia complains the latest Justice Department action will allow non-citizens to vote, but the Justice Department said the state’s system discriminated against minority voters. The ACLU and the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) have sued the state over the law.

(Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates also available on Twitter.

Views on the need for photo ID before voting have held constant for years. Polling in both 2007 and 2006, to found that Americans overwhelmingly requirements for photo identification.

This is the second time this year the Justice Department has made headlines bucking popular local actions that it fears might violate minority rights. In March, 68% of Arizona voters had a favorable view of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose aggressive enforcement of laws against illegal immigration triggered an investigation by the Justice Department.

[PegLeg45]

Funny thing is, last year, prior to the last elections, Georgia started offering FREE PICTURE ID's to those who did not have a driver's license........but people would rather bitch about it than make the effort to go get one.

Georgia law (O.C.G.A § 21-2-417) requires Georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person. This website is just one part of our comprehensive outreach and education program to ensure that citizens are aware of the photo identification requirement. Electronic versions of publications and press releases pertaining to this requirement are available here, as well. If you have questions, need more information or have difficulty getting a FREE Voter Identification Card, you can contact your county registrar’s office or the Secretary of State’s Elections Division at:

Telephone (8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
     Atlanta local:        (404) 656-2871
     Georgia Toll-Free: (877) 725-9797
     V/TTY:             (404) 656-1787
        Fax:                   (404) 651-9531


To view upcoming election dates visit: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/elections_events.htm

You are not required to provide identification when you vote absentee by mail.




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[Hazcat]

Elections will soon be open to anyone.  After all we CARE what the world thinks and what better way to show it than to let them voice their opinion via the vote.


(If I need to mark this...you don't know me!)

[tombogan03884]

Couldn't find a REALLY pissed smilie huh ?

[Sponsor]

[Hazcat]

Couldn't find a REALLY pissed smilie huh ?

They don't make one that would adequately sum up my feelings on this.

[Pathfinder]

Hey, look at it this way - the DOJ's ruling just makes it easier for bho's buddies down at the local friendly AKORN office. One less state they have to defraud manipulate agitate - oh hell, do their thing in

[twyacht]

ACORN just wants to make sure everyone gets a vote, or 3, or in several different cities, or dead people, or illegal aliens,.....

Oooops sorry, that's already going on.

[PegLeg45]

Hell, why not just send mail-in ballots out around the globe and let everyone have a say in our elections.
That would lend itself toward the anointed one's beliefs anyway.

They don't make one that would adequately sum up my feelings on this.

Agreed....but these are a start.....


 

[tt11758]

Hell, why not just send mail-in ballots out around the globe and let everyone have a say in our elections.
That would lend itself toward the anointed one's beliefs anyway.

Or just put them on the counter at the local coffee shop in one of those "take one" displays.