One of the laws struck down is the ban on weekend voting 2 weeks B/4 Elections!! GREAT....

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These bans and restrictions on voting were so clearly put into place by Republicans and Gov Walker to suppress the vote! --esp in Milwaukee, WI--a city with a large Black voting population.

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ICYMI: Federal judge rules parts of #WI #voterID law & restrictions on early/weekend voting are unconstitutional. http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/judge-strikes-down-voter-id-early-voting-laws-b99767669z1-388708211.html …






Judge strikes down Wisconsin voter ID, early voting laws

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/judge-strikes-down-voter-id-early-voting-laws-b99767669z1-388708211.html


By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel

Madison ...................

He struck down:.........................

■ Limits on early voting Republicans have put in place in recent years. GOP lawmakers restricted early voting to weekdays during the two full weeks before elections, thus eliminating weekend voting that was popular in Milwaukee and other urban areas.

■ A requirement that cities can have only one place for early voting. Critics have said large cities such as Milwaukee should be able to have multiple voting sites because not everyone can get downtown easily.

■ A requirement that people must live in their voting ward 28 days before an election. Previously, people had to live in a ward for 10 days before an election.

■ The system the state uses to determine if people with the most difficulty getting IDs should be provided identification for voting. He ruled anyone in that system must immediately be granted an ID for voting within 30 days.

■ Part of the voter ID law allows people to use certain student IDs to vote, but those IDs cannot be expired. Peterson found that aspect of the law is unconstitutional, ruling that expired student IDs can be used at the polls — just as expired driver's licenses can be used for voting.

■ A requirement that dorm lists provided to poll workers include citizen information. Universities provide the lists of those living in dorms to poll workers so they have an easy way to check whether students are voting in the right wards; lawmakers put in a requirement that those lists show whether the students are U.S. citizens.

■ A prohibition on providing voters with absentee ballots by email or fax is unconstitutional, the judge ruled.

The ruling will not change any of the rules for the Aug. 9 primary. But — if kept in place — it will reshape how the Nov. 8 general election is run. Further rulings higher courts could change that, however..........................

[Hortensis]

1. What unprincipled, anti-democracy bastards Scott Walker

and his partners in crime are. But they've lost this one!

WI may be OD-ing on their extreme conservative legislature and governor. Ron Johnson, who rode in on the 2010 Tea Party tsunami, is likely to be washed right back out by people who apparently prefer their old senator, Democrat Russ Feingold.

Would that the harm Ryan's extremist social and economic intents would cause his constituents showed on his face.

[HereSince1628]

2. FYI, WI AG has filed for a stay on consequences of this ruling

arguing that 'likely' reversals would generate confusion (as if there hasn't already been much confusion).

The plaintiffs have also appealed, apparently hoping for more of the laws to be struck down.

[riversedge]

3. Not surprised. damn.