DOJ approves proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration in Georgia

[Dave]

This is simple common sense and should be in place in every state.

 

By Bill Rankin

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Justice Department has approved Georgia's law that requires new voter registration applicants to show proof they are U.S. citizens, Secretary of State Brian Kemp said Monday.

The law is "a common-sense enhancement" that will prevent voter fraud, Kemp said. The law, enacted in 2009, allows first-time applicants to provide one of a number of documents to prove citizenship, including a Georgia driver's license, a Georgia identification card, a U.S. passport, a birth certificate and U.S. naturalization documents.

The federal Voting Rights Act requires Georgia and other states with a history of discrimination to get changes in voting procedures “precleared” by the Justice Department or the U.S. District Court in Washington.

The state filed a federal lawsuit in November to obtain approval of the law. After the Justice Department recently said it determined the law did not have a discriminatory effect or purpose and would consent to its approval, the state dismissed the suit, the Secretary of State's Office said.

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/doj-approves-pro...

[AQUAMAN]

It's this Homeland Security Crap that is penetrating all aspects of real life renewals for real and all-their-lives citizens nowadays. Why didn't the government prevent or eliminate 9/11 to begin with? Is that the American peoples' fault? Well, guess what, it is NOW! We, the American Patriots and American Born, NOW have to jump through a number of hoops and documentation just to renew drivers licenses, voter registrations, passports, and everything under the sun............lol. But, really, it's not FUNNY now, cause the defects have already figured out ways to counteract it...... and still mess up our lives......frofl.