A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge to Georgia’s voter citizenship verification requirements, keeping in place the state’s process of cross-checking citizenship status to determine voter eligibility and handing a win to election integrity advocates.
Following a three-day trial, the judge ruled that all four of the plaintiffs’ claims—including that the protocols violated multiple federal laws, the U.S. Constitution, and unfairly burdened the right to vote—are dismissed.
In so doing, the judge sided with a motion for summary judgment made in 2021 by the defendant, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who argued that the state’s protocols for matching naturalized citizens’ voter registrations with the state’s citizenship records were “entirely reasonable” and placed a “minimum burden” on applicants.
Mr. Raffensperger argued that, in almost every case, the requirement was fulfilled by matching driver’s licence or state identification numbers submitted for voter registration with corresponding records at the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to confirm citizenship status.
When a naturalized citizen registers to vote in Georgia, their county registrar verifies proof of citizenship using DDS data. If that voter’s citizenship cannot be verified through that database, the onus is on the voter to submit proof of citizenship within 26 months or their voter registration application will be canceled.
The plaintiffs have alleged that DDS data is often outdated, leading many naturalized citizens’ voter registrations to be flagged and canceled unfairly.
no cheating (democrats ) this time
What more do you slaves need to see and hear and have happen to see there is voter fraud on a major level, Why else would someone sue to stop a law that says you have to prove you live here and are a citizen, whom is the only people to have the right to vote?
Just like how Osama Bin Biden said he needs more laws passed so he can close the border when he already has the laws in place to do just that, then says he wants to close the border yet sues anyone who actually tries to close the border like Texas.
how stupid are you people to believe this nonsense? That is like saying you are not a murderer as you murder someone by stabbing them as you say how you are not a murderer.
When did osama bin laden want to close the border jack ??