By Bob Keefe
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
August 29, 2010
WASHINGTON -- With the U.S. Department of Justice's approval, Georgia now has one of the toughest voter verification and ID systems in the country.
Last week, the Justice Department abruptly ended years of legal fights with the state and gave its approval to Georgia's policy of checking the citizenship of people who register to vote for the first time against driver's license and Social Security records. Georgia is one of only two states -- the other being Arizona -- that has such as policy.
State officials and other proponents of the voter registration verification program say it's needed to keep illegal immigrants from breaking the law and casting votes. Voting rights and minority group advocates say Georgia's system could discourage minorities who are legal citizens from voting.
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