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A state senator who served as co-chair of Mitt Romneys Wisconsin campaign suggested this week that the Republican presidential nominee would have carried the state if a voter ID law had been in place.
Voter ID absolutely would have made a difference in the outcome of the election, state Sen. Alberta Darling (R) told Mike Gousha of WISN on Sunday. She suggested that voter fraud helped President Barack Obama win the state.
Were looking at all sorts of different precincts and all sorts of same-day registrations, Darling said. I know people will go, We dont have fraud and abuse in our elections. But why, why cant we have voter ID when the majority of our people in Wisconsin wanted it, we passed it, the governor signed it? Why should one judge in Dane County be able to hold it up?
A Wisconsin judge put the states voter ID law on hold in March, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court later declined to take up the case.
Obama won more than 52 percent of the vote in Wisconsin. His margin of victory over Romney was more than 200,000 votes.
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This the second or third Repug who has now ADMITTED Voter ID is simply about VOTER SUPPRESSION - they know there's no "voter fraud".
exboyfil
(18,366 posts)registration in Wisconsin? Could you go from polling place to the next and register and vote?
undeterred
(34,658 posts)Basically a photo id and a lease or utility bill will do it. But its much easier in WI than in most states.
If you tried to register at more than one that would probably be found out and then you would be charged with voter fraud afterwards.
Viking12
(6,012 posts)Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)They would push for automatic registration and voter ID when someone turns 18 years of age. That would put a stop to this nonsense once and for all.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)How dumb!
undeterred
(34,658 posts)because people who vote democratic are usually criminals, you know.
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)Do they REALLY think that voter ID would have overcame President Obama's 6% margin of victory in the state!?!? Good God, no wonder why they lost!
Jennicut
(25,415 posts)Like everything else the Repubs do.
Welcome to DU by the way.
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)I feel very welcome by everyone
marmar
(79,865 posts)nt