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Voter IDs Cost The County $10,000

While straining over its budget last week, The Board of Commissioners approached the issue of Voter IDs. The Board showed concern about funding for the ID process, which comes with a price tag of $10,000. According to Georgia State Law, each county is mandated to provide photo IDs for citizens going to the polls. Watch J.C. Sanford lead a talk on the budgetary concerns of funding voter IDs for the citizens of Gilmer County.

Read more about the BOC Budget: Fire Department, Sheriff’s Office, Property Tax

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