Dan Stubbs
FORGET ---- HELL
- Banned
- #1
Georgia election officials will continue passing out inaccurate voter registration applicationsahead of the November midterm elections and until at least next year, the Secretary of State’s office told WABE on Friday.
The old forms say potential voters must include documents with their application that prove their residence — for example, a photo ID or utility bill. But that’s not required, according to state law. Proof of residence can instead be presented to poll workers when a voter goes to cast their ballot.
The ACLU of Georgia said the inaccuracies on the applications create a barrier to people exercising their right to vote.
“By putting in this false requirement, you’re actually preventing people from registering to vote,” said Sean Young, legal director of the ACLU of Georgia.
Potential voters don’t keep copies of IDs or other documents handy, Young said, and so they may decide not to register when reviewing the inaccurate application.
However, the current application still works. Election officials are required to accept and process voter registration applications without proof of residence included.
In fact, the Secretary of State’s office said Friday it had opened an investigation into the elections office in Baldwin County after the ACLU of Georgia alleged officials there rejected voter registration applications that did not include proof of residence.
Baldwin County registrar Randy Morrow said the county accepts and processes all voter registration applications, regardless of whether they include proof of residence.
The old forms say potential voters must include documents with their application that prove their residence — for example, a photo ID or utility bill. But that’s not required, according to state law. Proof of residence can instead be presented to poll workers when a voter goes to cast their ballot.
The ACLU of Georgia said the inaccuracies on the applications create a barrier to people exercising their right to vote.
“By putting in this false requirement, you’re actually preventing people from registering to vote,” said Sean Young, legal director of the ACLU of Georgia.
Potential voters don’t keep copies of IDs or other documents handy, Young said, and so they may decide not to register when reviewing the inaccurate application.
However, the current application still works. Election officials are required to accept and process voter registration applications without proof of residence included.
In fact, the Secretary of State’s office said Friday it had opened an investigation into the elections office in Baldwin County after the ACLU of Georgia alleged officials there rejected voter registration applications that did not include proof of residence.
Baldwin County registrar Randy Morrow said the county accepts and processes all voter registration applications, regardless of whether they include proof of residence.
