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Voting Reopens for Tag Design Contest

New vote being held after controversy over "In God We Trust" decals.

This time your vote will count.

Beginning this afternoon, Georgians may once again cast a vote for one of eight designs for license plates scheduled to go into production in 2012. The last vote, which began in June and concluded July 8, .

On July 14, the Georgia Department of Revenue revealed the . Noticeably absent from the top designs was the statement "In God We Trust" that was displayed across the bottom of all three finalist tags during the preliminary voting.

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Gov. Nathan Deal was set to reveal the winning design on Friday, July 15, however, after a public outcry regarding the missing "In God We Trust" motto, Deal elected to reopen the online voting.

During the new round of voting, all eight plate designs will be blank in the area where the county name or the “In God We Trust” decal would normally be displayed. According to a Department of Revenue spokesperson, the "In God We Trust" decal will be available as an optional purchase. Citizens electing to use the "In God We Trust" decal will pay an addition dollar and display it in lieu of the county name that is currently placed across the bottom of each tag. There is no additional charge for the county decal.

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According to a Georgia Department of Revenue press release, the department “encourages the public to vote for the license plate design that will advertise, popularize and otherwise promote Georgia as the Peach State.” 

The new round of voting will begin at 3 p.m. today and conclude on Monday, August 8 at 3 p.m. Once the voting period ends, the three plate designs with the most votes will once again be presented to Gov. Deal who will announce the winning design.

To vote, click here.


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