Slide presentation from the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon on December 4, 2011 at Drexel University. My team developed a prototype for the Cost of Freedom App, a web-based app that will provide voters with information on how to obtain a voter ID. For more information, please visit us at Facebook.com/CostofFreedom.

1. The high cost of a free photo ID

2. Voter ID Laws

3. Voter ID Laws

4. $2 Poll Tax Receipt, 1965

5. 1965 Poll Tax Rates
State Amount 2011 Equivalent
Alabama $1.50 $10.78
Georgia $2.00 $14.38
Mississippi $2.00 $14.38
South Carolina $1.00 $7.19
Tennessee $1.00 $7.19
Texas $2.00 $14.38

6. How to get a voter ID card in Georgia….
You need proof of identity
such as a birth certificate to
get your photo ID
Source: http://www.dds.ga.gov/drivers/dldata.aspx?con=1749371755&ty=dl

7. How to get a voter ID in Georgia,
continued….
You need a photo ID to get
your birth certificate
Source: http://health.state.ga.us/programs/vitalrecords/

8. How to get a voter ID in Georgia,
continued….
Costs:
Birth Certificate Fee: $25
plus….
Certified check/money order fee
Transportation to/from processing center
Postage
…easily more than $30

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10. …and on twitter
#costoffreedom