{"id":815,"date":"2011-07-15T16:03:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T20:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/?p=815"},"modified":"2011-07-15T22:08:50","modified_gmt":"2011-07-16T02:08:50","slug":"400000-votes-on-the-new-ga-license-plate-never-mind-start-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/07\/15\/400000-votes-on-the-new-ga-license-plate-never-mind-start-over\/","title":{"rendered":"400,000 votes on the new Ga. license plate? Never mind. Start over."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e26b170012445c56d240655bdd03f7bf\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 10px 10px 0;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5595881567027133\";\r\n\/* Medium Rectangle *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"8584504377\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"269\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/03\/06\/savannah-stopover-preview-7-sanders-bohlke\/window-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/window6-e1299440530555.jpg?fit=67%2C77\" data-orig-size=\"67,77\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D40&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1244646881&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"window\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/window6-e1299440530555.jpg?fit=67%2C77\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/window6-e1299440530555.jpg?fit=67%2C77\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/window6-e1299440530555.jpg?resize=67%2C77\" alt=\"\" title=\"window\" width=\"67\" height=\"77\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-269\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Ha. So the Georgia Department of Revenue has declared a do-over.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, they presented 8 semifinalists for the new Georgia license plate and asked the public to vote on them. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the 8 as they appeared on the DOR website. You&#8217;ll note that some have &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; and others do not. Apparently that phrase would be an optional sticker available for a nominal fee on any of the tags, but nowhere on the widely promoted page for voting was that policy made clear. So lots of people voted &#8212; some apparently many times &#8212; purely on the basis of the inclusion or exclusion of the phrase.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"741\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/06\/27\/voting-now-open-for-the-new-georgia-license-plate\/screen-shot-2011-06-27-at-9-39-47-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Screen-shot-2011-06-27-at-9.39.47-PM-e1309225650242.png?fit=640%2C691\" data-orig-size=\"640,691\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-06-27 at 9.39.47 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Screen-shot-2011-06-27-at-9.39.47-PM-e1309225650242.png?fit=277%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Screen-shot-2011-06-27-at-9.39.47-PM-e1309225650242.png?fit=594%2C641\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Screen-shot-2011-06-27-at-9.39.47-PM-e1309225650242.png?resize=594%2C641\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-06-27 at 9.39.47 PM\" width=\"594\" height=\"641\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-741\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I do not think &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221; should be an option no matter what. I think its inclusion violates the Constitution (although it&#8217;s far far far less problematic as an optional addition than as a mandated element). I also think car tags should have the space for the county name no matter what, for a variety of safety issues and concerns. Also, I&#8217;d like to know how angry to get when drivers don&#8217;t know how to negotiate Savannah&#8217;s squares. (Kidding. Sort of.)<\/p>\n<p>From that original image, three finalists were selected:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"807\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/07\/13\/new-georgia-license-plate-down-to-the-final-three\/screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10-20-22-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10.20.22-AM-e1310567247651.png?fit=640%2C367\" data-orig-size=\"640,367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen shot 2011-07-13 at 10.20.22 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10.20.22-AM-e1310567247651.png?fit=300%2C172\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10.20.22-AM-e1310567247651.png?fit=594%2C341\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10.20.22-AM-e1310567247651.png?resize=594%2C341\" alt=\"\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-07-13 at 10.20.22 AM\" width=\"594\" height=\"341\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-807\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note that this time all three were presented with &#8220;In God We Trust&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>Governor Deal was supposed to announce the winner from among these three today, but we&#8217;ve kicked the can down the road (we&#8217;re pretty good at that in Georgia on issues large and small). The DOR will reopen the voting next week among the 8 semifinalists.<\/p>\n\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ha. So the Georgia Department of Revenue has declared a do-over. A few weeks ago, they presented 8 semifinalists for the new Georgia license plate and asked the public to vote on them. Here are the 8 as they appeared&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/2011\/07\/15\/400000-votes-on-the-new-ga-license-plate-never-mind-start-over\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oddrandom"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Screen-shot-2011-07-13-at-10.20.22-AM-e1310567247651.png?fit=640%2C367","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1gN9R-d9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.billdawers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}