Wisconsin: governor will veto voter ID bill
AP reports: Voters in Wisconsin would face the nation's strictest requirements in proving their identities before they could cast ballots under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate.
The 21-12 vote sent the bill to Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat who said he would veto the measure he claims would disenfranchise thousands of voters who lack photo IDs.
Wisconsin would join South Carolina with the toughest requirements for voter identification in the country, said Jennie Drage Bowser, who tracks state election laws at the National Conference of State Legislatures.
While 19 states require voters to show some form of identification, only South Carolina requires the ID be a state driver's license or a military ID with a photo. The other states allow voters to show other forms of IDs, such as student IDs or Social Security cards, or permit voters to sign affidavits if they don't have one. -- ShawanoLeader.com -Archives