Posted on 05/25/2011 6:58:41 PM PDT by LdSentinal
Madison, Wis. (WHBL) - Governor Scott Walker says he’s convinced that the voter I-D requirement he signed into law this afternoon is constitutional. But the liberal group “One Wisconsin Now” has its doubts – and its director, Scot Ross, says they’ll keep consulting with attorneys on a possible lawsuit.
Three years ago the U-S Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s law that requires voters there to show photo I-D’s at the polls. But Ross said the Hoosier State makes it easier for those without I-D’s to get them. That’s because driver license offices in Indiana are located in every county, and they’re open on weekends. Wisconsin has fewer motor vehicle offices, and they’re closed on the weekends – which Ross says will make it hard for people to get the I-D’s they need to vote. Also, those voting absentee in Wisconsin must send photocopies of their I-D’s when they mail their ballots to their local clerks. And critics say it might be impossible for those people to get to a copy machine.
The League of Women Voters says it’s considering a lawsuit against the new I-D law. But they’re still deciding whether to wait until it’s in effect – so they can identify voters who might be disenfranchised. Republicans have tried for a decade to require photo I-D’s at the polls. The G-O-P says the reason is to fight voter fraud, but Democrats say it’s meant to discourage their voters from getting to the polls.
Wisconsin is the 11th state to require I-D’s when voting – and the ninth to require a picture I-D. Voters will be asked to show I-D’s at this summer’s recall elections. And if they don’t, they’ll get a sheet telling them they must have an I-D to vote in 2012.
The local lib rags are full of letters-to-the-editors whining about how grandma is disenfranchised because she has no picture ID. Picture IDs are available for free at the DMV. How many adults have never had a picture ID? Another ridiculous response by state Dems who will do anything to stop efforts to control the hundreds or thousands of illegal votes they garner every big election.
I believe the vast majority of voters, including in Wisconsin, are in favor of voters having to prove who they are before voting.
So what’s the problem here?
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