MADISON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Wisconsin's requirement for voters to show photo identification at the polls is constitutional.
The ruling Monday, October 6th from a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is not surprising given that the court last month lifted an injunction blocking enforcement of the law hours after hearing arguments in the case.
That allowed state elections officials to begin preparing for the new requirement while opponents continued their legal fight.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Advancement Project on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene and block the law from taking effect for the Nov. 4 election.
The appeals court ruled Monday that Wisconsin's law did not violate the U.S. Constitution, as a federal judge in Milwaukee had declared.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen issued this statement on the ruling:
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