Madison, WI – Rep. Cindi Duchow (R-Delafield) voted, along with her Assembly Republican colleagues, to send a constitutional amendment to referendum.
Current law requires voters to present a valid driver’s license or state-issued photo ID card at their polling place before receiving their ballot. Initially signed into law as 2011 Act 23, the voter ID requirement has existed for over a decade and survived several legal challenges where both state and federal courts upheld its constitutionality. This amendment, if approved by voters, would enshrine Wisconsin’s popular voter ID law into the State Constitution. Rep. Duchow released the following statement on the passage of the amendment:
“The process of electing public officials is the cornerstone of our political system. Voter ID requirements are common sense security-measures to ensure only qualified electors participate in our elections. Election integrity should not be caught in the crosshairs if a partisan State Supreme Court decides to legislate from the bench.”
Having passed two consecutive legislative sessions, voters will have their chance to approve the amendment on the April 1st spring election ballot.