The U.S. Department of Justice is questioning a high number of requests by Georgia officials to check the Social Security numbers of newly registered voters. Justice Department officials say the two million checks conducted in Georgia since Oct. 1, 2007 appear to represent a "substantial" change in state law. They say those checks need federal clearance under the Voting Rights Act to ensure they aren't discriminatory. DOJ Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates said that without preclearance any voting changes are "legally unenforceable."
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
