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J.B. Van Hollen appeals ruling striking down Wisconsin voter ID law
Wisconsin governor Walker signed the voter ID law into effect on or about May 26, 2011.
Election officials wary as Walker signs voter ID bill into law : Wsj
His law was basically in effect for approximately 10 months, until Wisconsin judges overturned the law.
Judge rules Wisconsin's voter ID law unconstitutional
More recently, a federal judge struck down the voter ID law.
REJECTED: Federal judge strikes down state’s Voter ID Law | FOX6Now.com
With the SCOTUS ruling that voter ID laws are not unconstitutional, it opens the door for full steam ahead for republican lawmakers to reinstate the voter ID law, but there will be legal challenges to Van Hollen's appeal.
Madison — State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Monday appealed a two-week-old decision striking down Wisconsin's voter ID law.
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Wisconsin governor Walker signed the voter ID law into effect on or about May 26, 2011.
Election officials wary as Walker signs voter ID bill into law : Wsj
Election officials across Wisconsin are bracing for a difficult transition as the state rushes into place new rules for voting signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday — including a controversial measure requiring voters to use photo IDs.
Passage of the controversial law, which has been discussed by Republicans for more than a decade, means those charged with enforcing it have just under two months to develop and implement the training needed to handle polls in the coming recall elections.
Read more: Election officials wary as Walker signs voter ID bill into law : Wsj
His law was basically in effect for approximately 10 months, until Wisconsin judges overturned the law.
Judge rules Wisconsin's voter ID law unconstitutional
More recently, a federal judge struck down the voter ID law.
REJECTED: Federal judge strikes down state’s Voter ID Law | FOX6Now.com
With the SCOTUS ruling that voter ID laws are not unconstitutional, it opens the door for full steam ahead for republican lawmakers to reinstate the voter ID law, but there will be legal challenges to Van Hollen's appeal.