The Carter-Baker ID Card Proposal: Worse Than Georgia
About 12 percent of voting-age Americans currently lack a driver’s license, and the hassle and cost of the supporting documents required under the Real ID law will only increase these numbers.
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About 12 percent of voting-age Americans currently lack a driver’s license, and the hassle and cost of the supporting documents required under the Real ID law will only increase these numbers.
Because Georgia falls under the Voting Rights Act, any changes made to representative lines must be preapproved by Justice before going into effect.
Though many Democrats and Republicans in Congress oppose the strict new drivers’ license requirements as well, they see voting against funding for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as untenable.