Georgia voter ID update

By R. Neal / July 12, 2006

The Georgia Supreme Court has denied the State of Georgia's request that they be allowed to enforce Georgia's new voter ID law in the upcoming elections:

The Georgia Supreme Court today denied the state's emergency request to overrule a court order that blocks enforcement of the state's new voter photo I-D law during next week's primary elections.

The high court's ruling means voters will not be required to show photo I-D's during the elections Tuesday.

According to the article, the ruling was unanimous.

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