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Scuba

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2. Wisconsin Republicans say one must have an ID, which can be obtained at any DMV office.

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 08:02 AM

Jul 2016

Then they went to work closing DMV offices in Milwaukee and other poor/minority areas of the state.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/07/25/277592/walker-closes-dmvs/

Gov. Scott Walker’s administration is working on finalizing a plan to close as many as 10 offices where people can obtain driver’s licenses in order to expand hours elsewhere and come into compliance with new requirements that voters show photo IDs at the polls.

One Democratic lawmaker said Friday it appeared the decisions were based on politics, with the department targeting offices for closure in Democratic areas and expanding hours for those in Republican districts. […] Rep. Andy Jorgensen, D-Fort Atkinson, called on the state Department of Transportation to reconsider its plants to close the Fort Atkinson DMV center. The department plans to expand by four hours a week the hours of a center about 30 minutes away in Watertown. […]

If the Republicans truly believed the US is a center-right country, they'd want everyone to vote.

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The GOP's war on voting is working [View all] gollygee Jul 2016 OP

Of course it works, it works to keep Democrats and liberals from voting. fasttense Jul 2016 #1

Wisconsin Republicans say one must have an ID, which can be obtained at any DMV office. Scuba Jul 2016 #2

If you don't have a car, the 30 minutes between Fort and Watertown may as well be a 1000 miles HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #3

I do not understand this. Indydem Jul 2016 #4

Every person born in America should be automatically mountain grammy Jul 2016 #5

Ok. Indydem Jul 2016 #6

I'm 68 and have moved more than a dozen times mountain grammy Jul 2016 #14

See what you did there? Indydem Jul 2016 #20

nope, never.. just handed over my old driver's license, mountain grammy Jul 2016 #25

Secure from what? elljay Jul 2016 #7

If the government wants us to have id to vote gollygee Jul 2016 #12

In most cases they do. Indydem Jul 2016 #19

"Getting the paperwork" is where the expense and inconvenience happen gollygee Jul 2016 #21

So let's address THAT! Indydem Jul 2016 #23

The people who want voter ID can fix it, or we can not require voter ID gollygee Jul 2016 #24

What a cop out. Indydem Jul 2016 #26

Because human beings gollygee Jul 2016 #27

It's hard to have anything against voter ID -- per se -- ananda Jul 2016 #13

So back to the question: Indydem Jul 2016 #18

Of course it is. DocJ Jul 2016 #8

Democrats have to win state Legislatures. This is THE year, with Trump suppressing Repub vote. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #9

DE-pressing the Republican vote. NT Jerry442 Jul 2016 #10

True. He's not blocking them, just alienating some of them. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #11

I'm retired and have lived in at least 6 different states, some twice. Stonepounder Jul 2016 #15

My mom had trouble in Florida gollygee Jul 2016 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #16

WE have to become active at the State and Local Level Cryptoad Jul 2016 #17

The GOP is the party of voter suppression Gothmog Jul 2016 #28

Should the same requirements be in place for the draft? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2016 #29