JOLIET HERALD NEWS
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., recently praised a U.S. District Court decision to block enforcement of a Georgia law requiring residents to show a photo identification before voting.
The court's opinion concluded that the state law likely violates the 24th Amendment by imposing requirements for voting that disportionately affect Georgia's elderly, low-income and minority voters.
"Georgia's photo ID requirement is nothing more than a modern-day poll tax," Obama said.
At least 150,000 senior citizens in Georgia do not have government-issued photo identification. Also, Georgia only has 56 locations in its 159 counties where people can get the photo ID, which can cost up to $35.