On August 8, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly repeatedly misled viewers by claiming that Georgia's proposed new voter identification requirements would not impede voter access. Georgia's new voter identification law, which still requires Justice Department approval under the Voting Rights Act, requires voters to show one of five types of state-issued ID in order to vote at a polling station. O'Reilly claimed the state will "come to your house" and "give you an ID if you don't already have one" -- statements with which O'Reilly's guest, National Public Radio senior correspondent and Fox News political contributor Juan Williams, agreed. But the Georgia Department of Driver Services' (DDS) program to aid those incapable of reaching a DDS office, called Georgia Licensing on Wheels (GLOW), is limited: It will reportedly provide just one bus for the entire state to bring ID cards to voters who cannot travel to state offices that issue them. While the bus' actual route and stops have yet to be announced, news reports suggest that the bus will not be going door-to-door. And contrary to O'Reilly's claim that the state will "give you an ID if you don't already have one," Georgia residents who do not have a current state ID will still have to provide documentation of their residency and U.S. citizenship to prove their eligibility.
Read more

Threaded Comments: on / off