(Georgia) Voter ID law may be altered

[Thom Little]

As controversy swirled Friday around a U.S. Justice Department memo that expressed concerns about Georgia's voter ID law, a Republican legislator said he is prepared to revise the measure.

State Sen. Cecil Staton (R-Macon), who sponsored the bill in the Senate, said changes could include letting city and county governments issue photo identification cards that would permit nondrivers to vote.

Another idea would eliminate a provision under which voters can obtain a photo ID without paying a fee by signing a pauper's affidavit. "We'll make it free," Staton said.

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Meanwhile, political fallout continued Friday regarding a Justice Department memo on the photo ID law that attributed to Rep. Sue Burmeister (R-Augusta) comments indicating that "when black voters in her black precincts are not paid to vote, they do not go to the polls." An Augusta Democratic official called on Burmeister to resign, and she backed away from the comments.



http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/1105/19voterid.html

[MaineDem]

1. Sure, admit that you're a "pauper"

Why the hell would an afadavit be necessary? Why not have them just come in on their knees and beg for it?

How ridiculous!