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Board to consider banning hole-punched IDs at polls

By: Associated Press//February 26, 2016//

Board to consider banning hole-punched IDs at polls

By: Associated Press//February 26, 2016//

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MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s elections board is set to consider whether to ban hole-punched identification at the polls.

Wisconsin law requires voters to present state-issued identification. The identification is good for voting for up to two years after it expires.

However, the Division of Motor Vehicles currently punches holes through the expiration dates of old driver’s licenses or IDs upon renewal or replacement and allows people to keep the punched card.

Government Accountability Board staff have recommended the board declare that old cards with the expiration date punched out aren’t valid at the polls since it’s no longer clear the ID is current. Hole-punched IDs that still have a visible expiration date after the day of the election would be valid.

The GAB is expected to consider the recommendation Tuesday.

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