HB 228 – Requiring notation on licenses of undocumented residents, outlining voter ID eligibility
HB 228 – Requiring notation on licenses of undocumented residents, outlining voter ID eligibility
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlice Byrd et al.
Committee: Special Committee on Election Integrity
Summary:
- Elaborates the classes of eligible ID for voting purposes, such that licenses and ID cards issued to non-citizens cannot be used to vote.
- Requires a non-citizen marker on the driver’s licenses of non-U.S. citizens reading “BEARER NOT A U.S. CITIZEN — NOT VOTER ID.”
- Includes Georgia in the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which employers use to ascertain whether their employees are eligible to work in the country.
ACLU of Georgia’s Position:
OPPOSE
