State Court Blocks Georgia Voter ID Law

Judge Melvin K. Westmoreland of Fulton County Superior Court yesterday issued a temporary restraining order against Georgia’s revised photo identification requirement, passed earlier this year. The NY Times has this report and the AP this one. The order comes less than two weeks before the July 18 primary. The court found that the ID requirement would place an undue burden on the right to vote, in violation of the state constitution. Another case challenging the ID requirement is pending in federal court.

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