Republican attempts at voter suppression across the country is the most under reported story. This idea that massive voting fraud occurs so they have to protect the sanctity of the vote is just crap. There is no evidence to support that massive voter fraud is taking place or has taken place. It's just an excuse for them to deny voting rights to mostly democrat leaning voters. Where is the justice department in all of this? Hello? We need a new Attorney General.
In states where a photo identification is required to vote, Republican lawmakers have been able to avoid legal challenges to the rule by giving away free voter ID cards, thereby ducking the label of a "poll tax."
But in Wisconsin, which recently passed one of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws, another roadblock exists: ignorance.
A leaked memo written by a high-ranking Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation official stipulates that DMV workers are not to offer the voter ID, leaving it to the patron to explicitly ask for the free ID, then fill out the proper paperwork.
"While you should certainly help customers who come in asking for a free ID to check the appropriate box, you should refrain from offering the free version to customers who do not ask for it," Steve Krieser, executive secretary for the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, wrote to employees.
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