Federal court upholds ballot postage is not a poll tax

A federal appeals court declined a request to rule that the cost of postage required for absentee ballots in Georgia constitutes a poll tax in violation of the Constitution.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Friday upheld a district court ruling that dismissed the claims, brought by advocacy group Black Voters Matter and two registered voters, that Georgia’s not paying for ballot postage contravenes the 14th and 24th amendments.