Wisconsin Voter ID Law Gets New Life
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iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Wisconsin’s voter ID law can soon go into effect after the U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a challenge to the statute that was upheld by a federal appeals court.
The law requires residents to present at least one of eight forms of identification that will permit them to cast ballots in elections.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a potential candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, supported the law when he first ran for the state house. Supporters contend it will reduce voter fraud.
Opponents of the law say that it amounts to voter suppression because those most likely not to carry IDs authorized by the state are blacks and Hispanics, who traditionally vote Democratic.
The law will be enforced after an April 7 primary.
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