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To: CYBERKEN who wrote (708870)10/26/2005 11:35:22 AM
From: Mr. Palau  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
The Pillsbury Doughboy will soon be able to work off some of that extra girth in the exercise yard.



To: CYBERKEN who wrote (708870)10/27/2005 3:32:14 PM
From: Mr. Palau  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769670
 
"Federal appeals court blocks Georgia from demanding photo ID at the polls

ASSOCIATED PRESS

11:15 a.m. October 27, 2005

ATLANTA – A federal appeals court Thursday refused to let the state enforce a new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.

Earlier this month, a federal judge barred the state from using the law during local elections next month, saying it amounted to an unconstitutional poll tax that could prevent poor people, blacks and the elderly from the voting. The state asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift the stay, but the court declined.

Under the law, voters could show a driver's license, or else obtain a state-issued photo ID at a cost of up to $35."

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