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Related: About this forumPropublica: Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Requires an Education Campaign, Which the State Hasn’t Funded
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-voter-id-law-education-campaign-state-hasnt-funded?google_editors_picks=truesnip
On April 5, when voters cast ballots in Wisconsins Republican and Democratic primaries, the states controversial voter ID bill will face its biggest test since Governor Scott Walker signed it into law in 2011. For the first time in a major election, citizens will be required to show approved forms of identification in order to vote. The law mandates that the state run a public-service campaign in conjunction with the first regularly scheduled primary and election to educate voters on what forms of ID are acceptable.
But Wisconsin has failed to appropriate funds for the public education campaign. The result is that thousands of citizens may be turned away from the polls simply because they did not understand what form of identification they needed to vote.
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Propublica: Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Requires an Education Campaign, Which the State Hasn’t Funded (Original Post)
LiberalElite
Mar 2016
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Why are they allowed to ask for IDs if they have not kept to this requirement?
surrealAmerican
Mar 2016
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surrealAmerican
(11,370 posts)1. Why are they allowed to ask for IDs if they have not kept to this requirement?
Did they write the law in such a way as to leave themselves off the hook?
Scuba
(53,475 posts)2. They're masters at legalizing the illegal.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)3. Just another part of their plot?
How many years would any lawsuits take?
I'll bet they never had any intention of doing the education campaign.