Tuesday’s presidential primaries in Wisconsin were the first big elections held in the state following the implementation of the voter ID law signed by Gov. Scott Walker in 2011, and early indications are that a lot of people were denied their right to cast a vote. As the Nation’s Ari Berman writes, the strict ID requirements and lack of public education about the law resulted in massive registration lines and disenfranchisement among younger voters and minorities – demographics that typically vote Democratic.

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  • Senate Republicans advance voter ID amendment
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  • GOP lawmakers move quickly on Wisconsin's voter ID law, April ballot measure looming
    Republican lawmakers who control the Legislature are moving quickly to place a constitutional amendment on the April ballot that would codify voter ID laws in the state constitution.Two GOP-led c ...
    01/7/2025 - 7:05 am | View Link
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