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ACLU Working To Expand Acceptable Voter ID Types

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Let Wisconsin Law Stand

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Photo: State of Wisconsin.

A civil rights lawyer says his group is still trying to get a federal judge to adjust Wisconsin’s voter ID law.

The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided not to hear arguments on the Wisconsin law requiring a photo ID to vote. So a federal appeals ruling refusing to block the statute is in place, while a federal district court reviews part of the case.

Dale Ho directs the American Civil Liberties Union’s Voting Rights Project. He said the group is trying to expand the types of acceptable photo ID’s.

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“Not to exclude ID cards, which for all intents and purposes are materially identical to the types of ID cards that Wisconsin does accept, and also establish an exceptions procedure for people who just don’t have one of these ID cards and trying to obtain one would be a significant burden,” Ho said.

State Republicans have pushed for voter ID laws in Wisconsin for several years.