A Case of Why WI Voters Should Show ID

[Danzig]

you have to have a form of i.d. to register to vote. so why is requiring an i.d. to actually cast a ballot an issue?
if it's ok to get it at registration, why is it not ok when election time actually gets here?
how is it an infringement at the polls, but not when registering?

[wiphan]

Originally Posted by Danzig

you have to have a form of i.d. to register to vote. so why is requiring an i.d. to actually cast a ballot an issue?
if it's ok to get it at registration, why is it not ok when election time actually gets here?
how is it an infringement at the polls, but not when registering?

In WI if you register prior to election day you need one of the following:

• A current and valid WI Driver License / ID Card
• Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit
• An employee ID card with a photograph, but not a business card
• A real property tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election
• A residential lease (Does not count as proof of residence if elector submits form by mail)
• A picture ID or fee card from a university, college or technical college
• A utility bill for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before the day registration is made
• A bank statement
• A paycheck

If you register on election day (which you can in WI) you need a PHOTO ID and proof of address to register

So you could actually register ahead of time without an ID (but not on election day).

This argument against photo ID is just plain dumb, but it will be shot down again today in WI by another liberal Dane County judge

[Danzig]

i know they passed a federal law, i think back in 02 that said you had to have i.d. to register. and of course it isn't necessarily photo i.d. in what you said above, but you must have something to show you are who you say you are.