We talked about the Wisconsin Voter ID law a long while ago now, in blog-time, and how the ZRC opposed it as a measure seemingly designed to put up roadblocks to prevent Zombies from voting (along with the poor, urban, and student populations who traditionally lean Democratic).

Well, that law is now on hiatus:

A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday granted a temporary injunction stopping the state’s controversial voter identification law. As a result, the law will not be in effect for the state’s April 3 presidential primary.

The Wisconsin ACLU is pleased about the outcome, though their suit to have the law thrown out in Federal court is proceeding anyway:

The ACLU of Wisconsin is pleased that Judge Flanagan has recognized that the burdens the photo-ID law imposes on thousands of voters likely violates the Wisconsin Constitution, as the NAACP and Voces de la Frontera have shown.

The ACLU will continue with its separate case on behalf of numerous Wisconsin voters who will be harmed by the photo ID law. The ACLU lawsuit claims that the photo-ID law violates the United States Constitution and the federal Voting Rights Act.

Apparently there are over 220,000 eligible Wisconsin voters without a driver’s license, and who knows how many Zombies in addition whose ID may now be invalid due to the whole ‘deceased’ status thing.

Their rights are a bit easier to exercise thanks to this injunction.

We will continue keeping you, the loyal ZRC reader, apprised of this and any other laws that impact the legitimate electoral rights of the Differently Animated.

Tags: Social Justice

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