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Article: Federal Judge Protects the Right to Register Voters in Georgia; Court Blocks Law Creating New Obstacles to Voter Registration
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 29, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, a federal judge in
Atlanta blocked enforcement of Georgia state regulations that went
into effect earlier this year that imposed needlessly restrictive
administrative requirements on voter registration activities. The
plaintiffs, civic organizations and voting rights groups, said the
laws were in violation of the First Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), ...