Wisconsin voters vote to add “Photo ID” law to state constitution
I Voted stickers at local voting station
Wisconsin voters decided to add Act 23, the “Photo ID” law, to the state constitution. AP called the race at 8:37 p.m. As of 8:37 p.m., just over 61% of voters had cast a “Yes” vote on the referendum.
The law requires voters to present an approved form of identification when casting their ballot. If they don’t have ID when voting, they may still cast a provisional ballot and then provide ID at a later date.
Since it passed and the law will be added to the state constitution, it will be hard to overturn it in the future.
The original law was created in 2011 by Gov. Scott Walker and faced various legal challenges, eventually being implemented for good in June of 2020. 24 states currently have photo ID laws, 11 have non-photo ID laws, and the other 15 don’t have any ID requirements.