Clifford Harris A.K.A Atlanta Rapper T.I. walks away from the voter polls wearing a sticker stating, "I'm a Georgia Voter." Thanks to Georgia laws T.I. was able to actually cast his first vote ever in this election.
Under a Georgia law felons are eligible if they're not currently serving probation or a prison sentence.
"It's a relief," said the best-selling rapper, who stood in line for about 10 minutes yesterday before entering a polling center in suburban Atlanta to vote for the first time in his life. "This is what it is all about, not staying up late and waking up early to vote," he added. "Now rather than just talking about it, I'm being about it. I'm leading by example, and it makes me feel a lot better.”
Hi attorney Steve Sadow, confirmed that he can still cast a ballot because his sentence doesn't start until late March 2009.
“Until he is sentenced in the federal case, he doesn't have a conviction yet," said Sadow of his 28-year-old client, whose real name is Clifford Harris. "Even though he is a convicted felon, he has a right to vote since he is not serving probation and hasn't started his prison sentence.”
A Georgia Secretary of State's office spokesman confirmed that T.I. was eligible to vote!
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