Georgia: voter ID cards being used for ... identification
Morris News Service reports: The state's efforts to implement voter identification rules has taken an odd twist in Augusta where election officials say free IDs are being used for more than just entering the polls. ...
Although the cards have the words "for voting only" printed on them, state and local election officials suspect that they are being used by people who need to show a photo ID when cashing checks.
Lynn Bailey, executive director of the Richmond County Board of Elections, said her office has fielded calls from banks asking about the cards. ...
[State Election Board Vice Chairman Tex McIver] asked Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel to look into the issue to see if anything can be done to curb the unintended use.
That could be tough since the point of the cards was to make receiving the voting IDs as easy as possible for people without any other identification because of a controversial rule limiting what voters can use on Election Day. -- OnlineAthens.com | News | Augusta residents using free voter IDs to cash checks 06/23/07