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Wisconsinites Like Voter ID
(AP) A new poll shows most people support a state
law that requires voters to show photo identification at the ballot box starting
next month. Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature passed
the law last spring, saying it was needed to combat voter fraud even though
there have been few instances reported in Wisconsin. Democrats have said the law
will suppress the rights of minorities, senior citizens, students and the poor.
Three lawsuits have been filed challenging the law. The Marquette University Law
School poll released Wednesday shows 66 percent of 701 registered voters favor
the law. Thirty-two percent oppose it. The voters were polled by telephone Jan.
19-22. The poll has a 3.8 percentage-point margin of error.


