Voter disenfranchisement in Wisconsin

DAMMIT!

TOWN OF MENASHA -- When polls opened this morning, voters were asked to provide photo identification in order to vote -- a requirement a state elections spokesman said is illegal.

Janet Veum, a town resident who cast her ballot at Maplewood Middle School, questioned the practice and was told the procedure was required by a new state law that went into effect in August or September.

Five hours later, at the direction of Winnebago County Clerk Sue Ertmer, town poll workers were no longer requesting photo IDs from registered voters.

"The situation has been corrected," Ertmer said. "They said they would be stopping the practice."

Town Clerk Karen Tweedie disputed that there had been any problem. She said that in the past, town voters showed identification to poll workers "as a courtesy" to ensure they were voting at the proper polling place.

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Fucking poll workers should know that YOU DON'T NEED TO SHOW ANY ID TO VOTE HERE. Arrrrgh.

Sorry, I know this isn't very substantative, but I just wanted to document it here. I really hope this didn't cause anyone to not vote - the article doesn't really say.