The Georgia state Senate on Tuesday approved a package that would enable several changes to state election laws in response to the Nov. 3 presidential election. Senate Bill 67 passed the Senate, which is controlled by Republicans, in 35-18 vote on Tuesday and will now be proposed in the Georgia House, reported The Associated Press. The bill requires voters to submit a driver’s license number, state identification card number, or a photocopy of an approved form of identification in order to vote by absentee. Sen. Larry Walker, a Republican who introduced the measure, said the change would affect the absentee-ballot counting process. Absentee ballots are currently tallied via signature-verification. “You sign your name on that little digital screen, and your signature oftentimes really doesn’t look like your actual signature that you do on a daily basis,” Walker said, according to the Washington Examiner. “You could run into the situation where …
Georgia Senate Approves Election Reform Package, Including Voter ID for Absentee
February 24, 2021
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