Wisconsin Voter-ID Law Does Harm, No Good, ACLU Tells Court
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A Wisconsin law requiring voters to present photo identification isn’t needed to prevent election fraud and imposes an illegal burden on minority-group members, a lawyer in a suit attacking the statute said as a trial began.
Karyn Rotker, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said the statute disproportionately affects black and Latino voters, “denying and diluting their voting rights.”