The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate is set to vote on four proposed amendments to the state constitution that would change elections administration in the presidential battleground state. Republicans have increasingly looked to constitutional amendments as a way to work around Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate was set to vote Tuesday on three proposed amendments to the state constitution addressing conservative concerns about elections administration.
The proposed legislation would outlaw private funding for elections administration, enshrine existing voter photo ID requirements in the state constitution and specify that only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in state and local elections.as a way to work around Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.
The Wisconsin Constitution says that every U.S. citizen age 18 and over is a qualified elector, but it does not specifically say that only U.S. citizens are qualified to vote in state or local elections.earlier this year. The state’s voter ID requirement, enacted in 2011, is one of the strictest in the country. There is no current legal challenge to the law, but other election-related lawsuits are likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
Supporters of photo ID requirements say they ensure that only qualified voters are able to cast ballots, but opponents argue that the requirements make it more difficult for people to vote, especially the elderly, those with disabilities and those without driver’s licenses.
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