Could Illegal Aliens Vote in Georgia if They Show a College ID?

H.B. 209 was introduced January 30^th by Representative Morgan to add another item to the list of documents poll workers will accept as proof of eligibility to vote in Georgia.  The following lists the various documentation voters may now use to authenticate their identity:

• A Georgia driver’s license, voter ID or other valid ID properly issued by the appropriate Georgia government state agency, another state or the U.S., provided the ID card contains a photograph of the elector;
• A valid U.S. passport or a valid employee ID card with a photograph of the elector and issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority, or other entity of this state;
• A valid U.S. military ID or a valid tribal ID card containing a photograph of the elector.

However, H.B. 209 should be defeated, because it would add the following to the ID list:

“A valid student identification card used by a public or private college or university located in this state.”

The question, then, becomes academic (pardon the pun).  Since public universities and colleges enroll illegal aliens, some via in-state tuition though they’re not legal residents of Georgia, is it the intent of this bill to allow illegal aliens to vote, simply, because they’re in Georgia colleges?  PROBABLY!  If not, why doesn’t the bill require student voters to prove they are U.S. citizens?

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