MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal judge’s ruling striking down Wisconsin’s voter identification law as unconstitutional seems to leave the Legislature with little room to act.
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman said in his ruling Tuesday that given the evidence at trial that blacks and Latinos are more likely than whites to lack an ID, “it is difficult to see how an amendment to the photo ID requirement could remove its disproportionate racial impact and discriminatory result.”
Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s spokeswoman wouldn’t comment on a possible special session, saying only that Walker believed the law was constitutional and would be upheld.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he looked forward to working with Walker and the Senate “to do whatever it takes to ensure Voter ID is in place as quickly as possible.”
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