Gov Scott Walker’s Wisconsin Has No Budget For Voter ID

[KamaAina]

that is, for vote suppression.

http://www.alan.com/2014/09/21/gov-scott-walkers-wisconsin-has-no-budget-for-voter-id/

Three state agencies in Wisconsin who are tasked with implementing voter ID for the Nov. 4 election say they have no additional money set aside to help voters and state workers comply with the newly reinstated requirement. In addition, there is no money for public information or an outreach campaign.

Municipal clerks in Wisconsin’s two largest cities say they will spend thousands of dollars and hire hundreds of poll workers in the next few weeks to ensure that voters have the proper government-issued photo identification when casting their ballots, according to Wisconsin State Journal.

According to spokesmen for the three state agencies — the Government Accountability Board, the Division of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Health Services — they are using existing staff and resources to handle the demand.

Laurel Patrick, a spokeswoman for Gov. Scott Walker, said the state has no estimate of how much it will cost to implement voter ID.

[gordianot]

1. Just like going to the store then realize you left your keys in the house.

[PeaceNikki]

2. Yeah, it's a clusterfuck. almost 12,000 absentee ballots had already been mailed to voters before

that asinine 11th hour ruling a couple weeks ago.

[Cali_Democrat]

3. The courts should overturn the requirement then. nt

[Sunlei]

4. Republicans do not want every American to have the right to vote.

Republicans squander a lot of State money to block/obstruct/take away, another American basic right.