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Friday, July 11, 2008

Photo ID ruling exptected today

A Fulton County judge will rule this morning on whether the state must require voters to present a photo ID when casting ballots in Tuesday's primaries. Secretary of State Karen Handel told the judge yesterday that it would be impossible to change the photo requirement on such short notice. She says 15 thousand poll workers have already been trained on the law and 90 thousand Georgia already cast ballots under the law in advance voting this week. Georgia’s Democratic Party is seeking the. A temporary restraining order against the photo ID mandate saying it violates the Georgia Constitution. Georgia's law requiring photo ID for those casting in-person ballots has been in effect since September. Publish Post

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