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I am so confused. Here in Georgia we passed a voter id law. Some judge overruled it and then the law was tinkered with and again GA passed a voter id law. The same judge then overruled it again and declared it was invalid for today's primary and the November election.

I voted in the primary today and was asked for id.

Is it just Democrats and the black population as a whole that are not required to show ID?

"Is it just Democrats and the black population as a whole that are not required to show ID?

No, we also don't require ID's for illegal alien voters, nation-wide.....

>Is it just Democrats and the black population as a whole that are not required to show ID?<

Everyone in Georgia is required to show ID just not a picture ID.I voted about 2:30 and the guy checing ID's said no one offered anything but a picture ID.All driver's licenses except one pilot's license.

No, an appelate judge overruled the idiot judge in the first decision in her ruling that a legislative rule applied to amendments.

Due to timing though, we are using the old rules that allow 17 different types of ID many of which are non photo.

Hello, fellow Georgian here:

We have to show an ID, but it doesn't necessarily have to be a PICTURE ID, under the current law. The following site outlines the kinds of acceptable ID:

http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/elections/voter_information/#Georgia%20Voter%20Identification%20Card

which are:

Voting on Election Day

When you arrive at your polling place, you will complete a voter's certificate which asks for your name and residence address. You will then present the certificate and proper identification to the poll officials who will verify that you are a registered voter in that precinct by checking the voters list for that precinct. Voters are required to present identification at their polling place prior to casting their ballot. Proper identification shall consist of any one of the following:

(1) A valid Georgia driver's license;

(2) A valid identification card issued by a branch, department, agency, or entity of the State of Georgia, any other state, or the United States authorized by law to issue personal identification;

(3) A valid United States passport;

(4) A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the elector and issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the United States government, this state, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;

(5) A valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the elector and issued by any employer of the elector in the ordinary course of such employer´s business;

(6) A valid student identification card containing a photograph of the elector from any public or private college, university, or postgraduate technical or professional school located within the State of Georgia;

(7) A valid Georgia license to carry a pistol or revolver;

(8) A valid pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or other authorized agency of the United States;

(9) A valid United States military identification card;

(10) A certified copy of the elector's birth certificate;

(11) A valid social security card;

(12) Certified naturalization documentation;

(13) A certified copy of court records showing adoption, name, or sex change;

(14) A current utility bill, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address of the elector;

(15) A bank statement, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address of the elector;

(16) A government check or paycheck, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address of the elector; or

(17) A government document, or a legible copy thereof, showing the name and address of the elector.

If an elector is unable to produce any of the items of identification listed, he or she shall sign a statement under oath swearing or affirming that he or she is the person identified on the elector's voter certificate.

If your name is found on the voter list, you will be issued a voter access card and admitted into a voting booth to cast your vote using an electronic touch screen voting unit. After you cast your ballot the machine will automatically eject the voter access card and you will return the card to a poll official. Instructions on how to operate the electronic touch screen voting unit are posted at each polling place and you may ask a poll official for assistance.

A voter who registered by mail and who is voting for the first time in this state shall present to poll workers either one of the forms of identification listed above or one of the following:

(1) A copy of a current utility bill;

(2) a bank statement; or

(3) a government check, paycheck or other government document that shows the name and address of the elector.

A voter who registered by mail and who is voting for the first time in this state and who does not have any of the forms of identification listed may vote a provisional ballot upon swearing or affirming that the elector is the person identified in the elector’s voter certificate. Such provisional ballot shall only be counted if the registrars are able to verify current and valid identification of the elector within the time period for verifying provisional ballots.