Wednesday, December 14, 2011 @ 9:14 am | ACLU Does The Obama Regime’s Bidding, Sues Wisconsin Over Voter ID Law…
The horror of having to show an ID.
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued the state of Wisconsin on Tuesday over its law that will require voters to present official identification, claiming it is unconstitutional and will deprive citizens of their right to vote.
The federal complaint seeks to block the voter ID law, which takes effect on February 21, 2012 for Wisconsin’s spring primary elections. It requires voters to present identification, such as a driver’s license or a passport, to cast ballots in federal, state and local elections.
Republicans and Democrats are tangling over voter ID laws ahead of the November 2012 presidential and congressional elections, with Republicans saying they fight fraud and Democrats saying they disenfranchise the poor and city-dwellers who are less likely to have drivers’ licenses or other ID.
“This lawsuit is the opening act in what will be a long struggle to undo the damage done to the right to vote by strict photo ID laws and other voter suppression measures,” said Jon Sherman, an attorney with the ACLU Voting Rights Project.
The lawsuit is currently the only active federal challenge against a voter ID law, the ACLU said in a statement.