The VoterID law that was declared unconstitutional earlier this year, and was seen as violating the Voting Rights Act by the Justice Department's career attorneys (they were overruled by the politicians) is coming back, vows House GOP leader Glenn Richardson.

The Radical Georgia Moderate quotes him directly and to the point:

"You are going to need a photo ID to vote in the state of Georgia.”

The question is whether the problems addressed by Judge Harold Murphy would be addressed by the new proposal. Specifically:

• Will the state stop charging for photo IDs?
• If not, how do you keep this from being a poll tax?
• How will the state prevent fraud if it offers instant IDs, as contemplated in the legislation that was turned down?

The idea of mandating proper identification for voting is very appealing, but there is no proof enormous fraud is currently happening with voter IDs.

On the other hand there is evidence that Diebold, which controls our voting machines, and whose chairman was recently forced to resign over fraud charges, has the means, motive, and opportunity to defraud all the state's voters and no one in power -- with either party -- seems terribly upset about that.

Some people are asking some hard questions, and taking action, as Yelladog notes. Leon County, Florida, home of Governor Jeb Bush, has kicked the company out, based on a single demonstration of how easily they are penetrated and their totals changed by hackers.

Mr. Richardson. Ms. Cox? Anybody? Or is this talk about voter security really all about partisan advantage and nothing else?