The Georgia primaries are tomorrow. Over the weekend, there were heated exchanges in the debates for governor and secretary of state. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that the subject of photo IDs for voting has become an integral component of the primary races. Generally, the Republican candidates are for mandatory photo ID cards, while the Democratic nominees are against photo voting IDs.

In the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, the debate was over which candidate was a stronger opponent of mandatory IDs. In the Republican debate for the secretary of state nomination, three of the four candidates support mandatory IDs, with only businessman Paul Martin withholding open support for the measure. In the Democratic race, all six candidates opposed photo IDs and also endorsed a paper trail for voting machines.

Last weeks state supreme court decision suspending the GA legislature's photo ID law prompted the debate, and hopefully Georgia voters have become better educated on the topic. It is a shame that the debate is split by partisanship, with candidates on both sides effectively slinging mud at each other in the final push to Tuesday's vote.

For a list of the current voting requirements in Georgia click here.