Wisconsin Legislature to put photo ID requirement on ballot for voter approval
- More than 7,000 provisional ballots were rejected in the 2024 elections in Ohio due to lack of proper identification, marking a record number of rejections.
- The new voter ID law, enacted by Statehouse Republicans in 2023, requires voters to present photo identification issued by the federal government or Ohio.
- The rejected ballots represent a small subset of the total votes cast, with approximately 5.8 million voters participating.
- 84% of Americans support requiring voters to provide photo identification at the polls, according to Gallup's October 2024 public opinion sampling.
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Assembly passes voter ID constitutional amendment proposal. Now it goes to voters in April • Wisconsin Examiner
Assembly Republicans speaking about the voter ID constitutional amendment proposal at a press conference Tuesday. Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin ExaminerThe Wisconsin State Assembly passed a proposal Tuesday that could enshrine voter ID requirements in the state constitution if the majority of Wisconsin voters support it. The passage sets it up to go to Wisconsin voters in April — on the same ballot as a consequential election for the state Su…
After 8 months off, Wisconsin Republicans first business in state Legislature is to add constitutional amendment on voter ID to spring ballot
WIZMnews.com MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s photo ID requirement for voting would be elevated from a state law to a constitutional amendment under a proposal approved Tuesday by Republicans, who control the state Assembly. It received no support from Democrats. It was the first order of business by the GOP. The state Legislature was sworn in […] The post After 8 months off, Wisconsin Republicans first business in state Legislature is to add co…


Voters to decide whether to enshrine voter ID law into Wisconsin Constitution
Assembly Republicans voted Tuesday to advance a proposal that would enshrine Wisconsin’s existing voter identification law into the state constitution.
Wisconsin Legislature puts photo ID requirement on ballot for voter approval
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s photo ID requirement for voting would be elevated from a state law to a constitutional amendment under a proposal approved Tuesday in the Republican-controlled Assembly with no support from Democrats. The proposed constitutional amendment will appear on the April 1 ballot for voter consideration. It would need to be approved by voters before the constitution would be amended. Even if voters reject it, the voter I…
Rep. Gundrum: Votes in favor of voter ID amendment
Madison, WI – Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) voted in favor of passage of Senate JointResolution 2 to enshrine Voter ID into the Wisconsin Constitution. After passing with a vote of 54-45, theconstitutional amendment has now passed two consecutive sessions and...
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