A federal judge on Monday gave the state 10 days to spell out what it is doing to inform people how they can vote if they have great difficulty getting IDs. The ruling by Judge James Peterson in Madison gives state officials until Sept. 22 to explain their plans to help voters in the Nov. 8 election. Peterson in July struck down limits on early voting and other election laws and ordered the state to make changes to the voter ID law for those who have the most trouble getting IDs.
He later suspended his ruling on the voter ID plan because the state has plans to help people get credentials for voting for this election even if they don’t have birth certificates or other key documents needed to get IDs.
Peterson wrote in Monday’s order that he wanted to know the state’s plan for reaching out to people in that situation. Voting advocates have said those voters can be hard to reach, particularly if they are older or poor.
Source: Judge wants state’s voter ID plan.