On August 12, the Georgia Secretary of State again asked the Voting Rights Section of the U.S. Justice Department to approve certain voter registration restrictions that the Georgia legislature had passed in 2008. See this story.

On May 29, the Justice Department had refused to approve the Georgia law, which says that when someone registers to vote, the information on the registration form is matched against Social Security records and Georgia drivers license. If any discrepancy is found, the voter registration is rejected.