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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Critics: Nov. elections prove photo ID law problematic

Georgia election officials announced nearly 60 people were forced to cast provisional ballots during November's local elections. That's because they lacked the required state issued photo identification. So far, less than 40 of the state's 159 counties have reported their November elections findings to state officials. Still, critics say they're wary of the law. Charlie Lester is spokesperson for Georgia Election Protection. "We're worried that people won't know the requirements, won't have gotten picture IDs. We're concerned about potentials for misinformation, actual voter fraud, telling people that democrats vote on Wednesday instead of on Tuesday." Georgia voters have until January 7th, 2008 to register for the February 5th Presidential primary.

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