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Photo IDs required in Sept. elections Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has announced that the photo identification requirement will be effective for in-person voting, beginning with the Sept. 18 special elections. This follows the Georgia Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Friday denying a motion for reconsideration of the June 11 ruling in the photo ID case, Lake v. Perdue. The Georgia Supreme Court previously found that plaintiff Lake would not have been harmed by the 2006 law and, therefore, lacked legal standing to bring the lawsuit. Friday's ruling clears the way for Secretary Handel to move forward with a public education and outreach program about the new requirement. "I am very pleased that the Georgia Supreme Court's decision stands," Handel said. "We are ready to begin education, outreach and training for the implementation of photo ID requirement for the Sept. 18 special elections."
The comprehensive outreach program will educate and inform Georgia citizens about the identification they will need to bring with them to vote in future elections. The program will begin immediately, focusing first on the counties participating in the Sept. 18 and Nov. 6 elections. The program will continue into 2008 for the presidential preference primaries, the July general primaries and the November general elections.
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