State officials have settled a lawsuit charging welfare and food stamp applicants haven’t been given proper access to voter-registration materials.
Signed in 1993, the National Voter Registration Act requires states to offer to register anyone receiving public aid, whether they apply for benefits in person, by telephone, or online.
The lawsuit, brought forth by Project Vote, the NAACP, and others, argued Georgia wasn’t fulfilling its obligations under the law.
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