The Associated Press
Athens Banner-Herald
May 20, 2010
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue has appointed a special attorney general to push for federal court approval of two procedures to verify voters' identity and citizenship.
Perdue has appointed Anne W. Lewis to serve as special attorney general. The governor also appointed Frank B. Strickland and Bryan P. Tyson as deputy special attorneys general.
Lewis is tasked with seeking approval for Georgia's system of using Social Security numbers and driver's license data to confirm whether prospective voters are U.S. citizens.
Secretary of State Brian Kemp, whose office oversees elections, in February said the Obama administration was playing politics when federal officials for the third time rejected the system.
He said then the state intended to seek clearance instead in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.
"I am proud that we are taking this step to protect the integrity, security and fairness of Georgia's elections," Kemp said in a statement Wednesday.
The state is also seeking approval for a separate law that passed last year requiring newly registered voters to provide proof of citizenship.
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