Attorneys from a national voting rights coalition are challenging the use of a database by election officials in Georgia to verify the citizenship of voters and first time voter registrants.
The attorneys filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Karen Handel in U.S. District Court in Atlanta today on behalf of Jose Morales, a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Cherokee County. They say the database is often inaccurate, flagging naturalized citizens as non-citizens and subsequently jeopardizing their right to vote.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Voter identification process challenged
