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HB 244 in the 2005-06 session introduced both voter ID and no-excuse absentee balloting. The Georgia House [http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/vote.aspx?VoteID=2078 passed HB 224] along party lines: Republicans voting yes, Democrats voting no, with the following exceptions: Johnny Floyd (R-147th), Mark Hatfield (R-177th), Penny Houston (R-170th) voted No; Keith Heard (D-114th), Greg Morris (D-155th) voted Yes. | HB 244 in the 2005-06 session introduced both voter ID and no-excuse absentee balloting. The Georgia House [http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/vote.aspx?VoteID=2078 passed HB 224] along party lines: Republicans voting yes, Democrats voting no, with the following exceptions: Johnny Floyd (R-147th), Mark Hatfield (R-177th), Penny Houston (R-170th) voted No; Keith Heard (D-114th), Greg Morris (D-155th) voted Yes. | ||
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Revision as of 23:07, November 22, 2012
In light of this edit made by Mr. Schlafly, I want to examine whether early voting laws were passed by liberals to avoid the strictures of voter ID legislation.
(Classification of states as strict/non-strict photo/non-photo ID is from [1]
Strict Photo ID
In effect in 2012
Georgia
HB 244 in the 2005-06 session introduced both voter ID and no-excuse absentee balloting. The Georgia House passed HB 224 along party lines: Republicans voting yes, Democrats voting no, with the following exceptions: Johnny Floyd (R-147th), Mark Hatfield (R-177th), Penny Houston (R-170th) voted No; Keith Heard (D-114th), Greg Morris (D-155th) voted Yes.
Attorneys for the state used the existence of no-excuse absentee voting (without having to present photo ID) as an argument that no eligible voters would be disenfranchised as a result of voter ID.
Indiana
Kansas
As implemented under the S.A.F.E. Act, Kansas's voter ID system requires absentee and early voters to produce identification.[1] Kris Kobach, the main proponent of the S.A.F.E. Act, bragged about its comprehensiveness in a Wall Street Journal editorial.[2]
Tennessee
References
- ↑ http://www.gotvoterid.com/valid-photo-ids.html#advance
- ↑ Kobach, Kris W., "The Case for Voter ID," The Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2011