Time to vote for a new license plate... again

• georgia.gov

Good news, Georgians! All the confusion about the new state license plates and “In God We Trust” has been settled and you can vote for your favorite design... again.

Polls opened on Monday for a second round of voting to determine which one out of eight potential designs motorists will slap on their bumpers.

The re-vote controversy began back in May when Georgians were first invited to vote for the next new license plate amongst eight semifinalists picked by art faculty. Three of the designs featured the label “In God We Trust” in the slot where a county name typically appears. What unsuspecting voters did not know is that this was not part of the actual design of the plate but rather just an option of what could be written in that slot. Naturally, this attracted created a heated controversy between many church and atheist groups.

More than 400,00 votes were cast for the license plates. The ones featuring the “In God We Trust” logos were the top three. CNN reported:

“It was obvious people were voting for or against things that are not going to be part of the tag,” said Brian Robinson, deputy chief of staff for communications for Gov. Nathan Deal. The voting redo stems “from a deep sense of fairness to artists and the public.”

Gov. Nathan Deal and Revenue Commissioner Doug MacGinnitie were scheduled to announce the winner of the new license plate but instead announced they’d schedule another vote in light of the controversy that surrounded the voting process for the new license plates.

Voters can choose their favorite design until August 8 here.