(WI) State Supreme Court won't hear Voter ID cases [View all]
Source: WISN Television news
The state Supreme Court denied a request Thursday afternoon to hear the Voter ID cases.
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen asked Wisconsin's high court to take up the issue last month.
That request came after a Dane County judge overturned the law back in July, saying it impaired the right of some citizens to vote.
The court denied Van Hollen's request to bypass the Court of Appeals and have the Supreme Court take up the case first.
"I am very disappointed that the Supreme Court has failed to act by denying the motions to consolidate these actions, bypass the Court of Appeals, and stay the injunctions against the Voter ID law. ... Despite this setback, I continue to believe that the Voter ID law is constitutional and I will continue the battle to have the law upheld," Van Hollen said in a statement.
This means that voters most likely will not have to show a photo ID at the polls in November.
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