Saturday, March 28, 2009
"Election fraud focus of bill"
This is interesting.
I know they don't expect it to pass; however, now that the idea is out there, it may eventually have it's day...
I know they don't expect it to pass; however, now that the idea is out there, it may eventually have it's day...
Carlton Fletcher reports about the Georgia Legislature in the Albany Herald:
"Rep. Ed Rynders, R-Leesburg, is lead sponsor of legislation designed to keep people who are not registered voters in the state from participating in voter registration drives in Georgia.
The legislation, HB 225, is co-sponsored by Jay Roberts, R-Ocilla; Jeff May, R-Monroe; Edward Lindsey, R-Atlanta, and Tom Rice, R-Norcross.
'Bottom line: The whole idea behind this legislation is to prevent voter fraud in Georgia,' the District 152 representative said Monday. 'It’s designed to keep people outside the state from coming in and affecting elections here. Frankly, I think we all heard about such activity during the last election cycle.'
'The idea is to take a proactive approach in addressing an issue that became a concern during the (2008) election. Look, you didn’t hear about hanging chads in Georgia in 2000, but the state took a proactive approach and went to touch-screen voting machines.'
Rynders is not optimistic that the legislation will make it out of committee — its 3-3 vote among party lines in a Governmental Affairs subcommittee has dampened the bill’s chances — but he says it’s a measure that could make a splash if ever considered by the full Legislature. "
