League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network v. Walker
Wisconsin Supreme Court
851 N.W.2d 302 (2014)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
A Wisconsin law required voters to show photo identification prior to voting. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin Education Network (the league) (plaintiff) challenged the law under the Wisconsin Constitution, claiming that the identification requirement unconstitutionally added to the provision in the Constitution that set out the basic characteristics that qualified a person to be able to vote. These characteristics included requirements such as residency, age, and registration. The league did not dispute that the legislature could adopt legislation that assisted election officials in determining whether a person was a qualified voter but argued that the identification requirement unconstitutionally prevented qualified voters from voting.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Roggensack, J.)
Dissent (Abrahamson, C.J.)
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