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→HB 244 in Georgia: no legislative history
:::The bill as a whole apparently passed on a party-line vote, with the Republicans in favor, but the no-excuse absentee ballot provision was unlikely an amendment offered by a conservative or even a Republican.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:06, 23 November 2012 (EST)
:::The bill as a whole apparently passed on a party-line vote, with the Republicans in favor, but the no-excuse absentee ballot provision was unlikely an amendment offered by a conservative or even a Republican.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:06, 23 November 2012 (EST)
::::Well the Republicans didn't have to adopt it. In fact, on the floor of the Senate, there were amendments to the bill that were defeated. They could have easily killed no-excuse absentee balloting, but decided not to. And, in any case, the State of Georgia used the no-excuse absentee voting provisions to defend photo ID from a constitutional attack. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 00:22, 23 November 2012 (EST)
::::Well the Republicans didn't have to adopt it. In fact, on the floor of the Senate, there were amendments to the bill that were defeated. They could have easily killed no-excuse absentee balloting, but decided not to. And, in any case, the State of Georgia used the no-excuse absentee voting provisions to defend photo ID from a constitutional attack. [[User:GregG|GregG]] 00:22, 23 November 2012 (EST)
The problem is that legislative history of laws in Georgia are virtually non-existent. Each year, there is one law review article summarizing the session, but that is about it. This is not like the US Congress where legislative history has been documented for at least a century. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 01:06, 23 November 2012 (EST)