Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Passes by Eye-Popping Margin in Major Defeat to Democrats

Wisconsin voters decisively approved a measure to enshrine voter identification requirements in the state constitution on Tuesday.

Wisconsin Question 1 asked voters whether a new section should be added to the state constitution “to require that voters present valid photographic identification verifying their identity in order to vote in any election,” according to text of the amendment from Ballotpedia.

As of Wednesday morning, roughly 62.7 percent of voters cast their ballots in the affirmative, while 37.3 percent voted against the measure, according to vote tallies from The New York Times.

Wisconsin already requires voter ID, but the constitutional amendment prevents the law from being overturned.

President Donald Trump celebrated the vote on Tuesday evening, calling the outcome of the ballot measure the most significant Republican

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