Wisconsin voters approved a law that added an amendment to the state constitution that required voters to show photo identification before casting a vote in an election.
The proposed amendment was on the ballot in Tuesday’s election and received 482,591 ballots that supported the measure, or 60.3% of the vote, according to reports. Conversely, 318,236 people, or 39.7% of the vote, were against the amendment.
A law requiring showing ID before voting has existed in the state since 2011. WISN, an ABC affiliate in Wisconsin, reported that it was elevated in 2016 to a permanent implementation. Tuesday’s election made it part of Wisconsin’s constitution, which meant that the law could no longer face legal challenges in the future. It also makes it difficult for a future
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