Georgia voter id law. Voter identification see also. Authorized by law to issue. Georgia requires voters to present photo identification while voting.
Georgia first adopted a voter id law in 2005 and won court approval to implement it in 2007. Alabama requires voters to present photo id while voting. If you are a first time voter you are required to provide your social security number and one of the following acceptable items of identification when you register.
We make every effort to keep this data up to date but if you have any questions you should contact your local election official. Click here for the georgia secretary of states page on accepted id to ensure you have the most current information. 125 a 2012 analysis by nate silver found that voter id laws seem to decrease turnout by between 08 and 24 depending on how strict they are and tend to cause a shift towards the republican.
If you have questions need more information or have difficulty getting a free voter identification card you can contact your county registrars office or the secretary of states elections division at. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The law has now been in place for two major statewide general elections.
Voter id laws in the united states state summary links alabama. Valid id card issued by a branch department agency or any other entity of georgia any other state or the us. Voter identification laws by state.
Voter id is a pain in the neck and laws change frequently. Brian kemp signs new voting law to address concerns from 2018 race under the new law polling places cannot be changed 60 days before an election and it will take longer for people. Therefore these states are not included in this chart of in force laws.
The following list of accepted id was current as of november 2019. 2008 when the presidential. A 2008 study found that african americans hispanics and the elderly were less likely to have a voter id that complied with georgias voter id law.
Elderly and disabled voters are exempt from federal first time voter id requirements but might not be exempt from state voter id laws. North carolina also enacted a photo voter id law that has been struck down by the courts. Georgia law ocga 21 2 417 requires georgia residents to show photo identification when voting in person.
Voters without id can sign an affidavit attesting to being registered.