Monday, July 9th, was the first day of advance voting for the July 31st primary elections and referenda, including the regional transportation sales tax, or T-SPLOST. The same day, the Associated Press published a survey, questioning whether tougher voter ID laws in states like Georgia have actually been more effective at excluding real voters than at catching fraudulent ones. WABE’s Denis O’Hayer spoke with Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Georgia’s top elections official. (For the broadcast version, click on the top button; for the expanded version, click on the bottom button.)
Denis O’Hayer: This is All Things Considered on 90.1 WABE. I’m Denis O’Hayer. Today is the first day of early voting for the July 31st primary elections and referenda, including the one on the regional transportation sales tax. This comes as state elections officials have extended the deadline for some voters in possible run-offs. And the Associated Press has just released a survey of states that have tough voter ID laws, Georgia one of them. The state’s top elections official is Secretary of State Brian Kemp, a Republican and a former state Senator. Secretary Kemp, welcome, good to have you.
Brian Kemp: Great to be on with you, Denis, thank you.
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