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In reply to the discussion: My elderly father will lose the right to vote in Wisconsin because of voter ID [View all]kath
(10,565 posts)15. If he has a passport, he should be good to go.
Here is the info straight from the WI DMV's website:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/docs/bds316-english.pdf
take his passport, driver's license from previous state ( even if it is now expired), military discharge papers if he has them (good to have - when he passes away, family can get some breaks on funeral costs if he is a veteran)
A passport is pretty much the gold standard in terms of proving identity and citizenship.
On edit -- per the website, also need to have proof of his SS number.
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My elderly father will lose the right to vote in Wisconsin because of voter ID [View all]
AllyCat
Oct 2014
OP
When are we going to start chucking all the criminal GOPers in prison?
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#1
Grrrr....That was so angering when he refused to alter the filibuster to actually force
Dont call me Shirley
Oct 2014
#11
At best, the vast majority of state agencies have had their budgets become stagnant.
Half-Century Man
Oct 2014
#10
Original birth certificates are not available to anyone. The state retains them permanently and
kestrel91316
Oct 2014
#14