Atlanta, GA – Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel says she will fight the U.S. Justice Department decision to throw out the state's voter screening system. It cross-checks a voter's information with state databases like driver's license records to verify identity and citizenship.The Justice Department ruled the databases are unreliable and the screening system disproportionately affbaeDects minority voters. WABE's Denis O'Hayer talked with leaders on both sides beginning with Secretary of State Handel.
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