Wisconsin Voter ID Law Opponents Want New Hearing

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Civil rights advocates said Tuesday they plan to ask the full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a ruling by a three-judge panel that reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law.

With seven weeks until Election Day and with absentee ballots already coming in, state and local elections officials were working feverishly to implement the law after Friday's ruling, which came just hours after oral arguments in the case.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Advancement Project released a statement saying they planned to file a motion with the court Tuesday asking for a re-hearing in front of the entire appeals court, a proceeding that usually involves around 10 judges, rather than the three who typically decide cases.

The court rarely grants such requests, but the two groups vowed to exhaust every legal option to stop the law.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/16/wisconsin-voter-id-law_n_5832472.html

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1. ACLU wants information from anyone who has any trouble getting ID under new rules

From the ACLU:

People who try to use the process for people without birth certificates and run into ANY problems, immediately contact ACLU of Wisconsin (submit this survey or call 414-272-4032, ext. 216)

Lots of information on what's needed to apply for free ID and link to the survey:
http://aclu-wi.org/issue/information-voters-without-id-and-without-birth-certificates