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Contact Gretchen Schuldt Executive Director 414-331-0724 gretchen@wjiinc.org April 13, 2016 - Wisconsin Justice Initiative praised the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that Wisconsin voters who have a hard time getting a valid voter ID may be entitled to some relief so they can cast their ballots. "Voting is a right and the court took a step to protect that right," WJI Executive Director Gretchen Schuldt said. "We encourage all the parties in the case to move quickly so that this issue is finally resolved before the Aug. 9 primary election." WJI mission: To improve the quality of justice in Wisconsin by educating the public about legal issues and encouraging civic engagement in and debate about the judicial system and its operation.
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John Binder
4/13/2016 12:51:35 pm
Recent comments by Congressman Grothman (former state senator who proposed or supported many of the voter suppression laws) and comments by a former GOP staff person who was in the closed GOP caucuses, that considered the suppressive ID law, show that voter suppression was an intent of the ID law. Back when the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate were considering the very restrictive voter Photo ID law I watched the “all night???” sessions on WisconsinEye. The Democrats proposed over 30 amendments to try and fix the “unintended consequences” of the ID law (we should really say “intended consequences” or voter suppression intent of the ID law). All of those amendments were “tabled” and so we ended up with a law that has experienced court challenges. Slowly fixes are being made to the ID law to mitigate its suppressive nature. Governor Walker has already added another veterans ID that satisfies the law. Now an Appeals Court has opened up the possibility that those who have great difficulty getting photo ID's could vote without them. Much more needs to be done to fix the ID law along with the many others that make our voting and elections more difficult, less free, and more unfair. Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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