Wisconsin voters would be able to register online under a bill approved Wednesday by the Senate’s elections committee. The proposal originally had bipartisan support, but several Democrats withdrew their names from the bill when they learned it would eliminate special registration deputies, who help voters register in person. Under the bill, the online registration system would be implemented by the 2017 spring primary. It would allow any eligible voter with a current and valid state-issued drivers license or ID card to register online. Online registration would have to be completed 20 days before the election in order to be valid. People who are currently registered to vote would be able to change their address using the same system.
Democrats on the committee objected to the timing of the committee vote, arguing they hadn’t had enough time to read a substitute amendment before voting on the bill.
Included in that amendment was a provision replacing special registration deputies with election registration officials. who could register voters at polls, residential care facilities or for in-person absentee voting.
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