Georgia: federal and state judges asked to block used of voter I.D. in more elections
Online Athens reports: Days before dozens of local governments open polls in Georgia, a federal judge will hear arguments once again about whether voters should have to show photo identification to cast a ballot.
U.S. District Court Judge Harold Murphy on Wednesday scheduled a hearing for next Thursday in Rome that will determine if the law will be in effect for county and city special elections Sept. 19.
Opponents of Georgia's voter ID law asked for the hearing so they can argue to extend an injunction that was in place for this summer's statewide primary and runoff elections. ...
A separate injunction request will be heard Friday in State Court in Fulton County. As part of that lawsuit, former Gov. Roy Barnes will argue for the law to be suspended during both the Sept. 19 special election and Nov. 7 general election. -- OnlineAthens.com | News | Judge again asked to block photo IDs 09/07/06