A Wisconsin bill that would bring huge change to the state election laws is progressing through the Legislature. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303601504575154163023746980.html?KEYWORDS=aviation+regulators
Under the proposed law, the Government Accountability Board would have to automatically register people to vote when they get their driver’s licenses. The bill is also seeking to encourage absentee voting, and make it less difficult for the military members who are stationed outside the United States to vote.
The proposed voting bill was the topic of a joint public hearings Wednesday, which lead to the Senate and Assembly committees to vote in favor of it Thursday.
Wisconsin Democrats are fighting for the bill, while Republicans, including the Republican Party of Wisconsin, blasting it. The legislation’s lead sponsors are Rep. Jeff Smith, D-Eau Claire, and Sen. Spencer Coggs, D-Milwaukee. They argue that the bill will lead to larger voter turnouts.
The bill limits who can challenge a vote’s qualifications. That will promote fraud, according to Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend.
Larger turnouts mean Democratic wins. The positions on this bill are just that political.
