Protect voting rights of Wisconsin students

To make sure students aren't denied the right to vote, the University of Wisconsin administration must modify student ID cards to comply with the voter photo ID law recently signed by Governor Scott Walker.

Currently, UW ID cards lack the signature and expiration date necessary to make them valid as voter IDs. If the administration modified the cards to include a signature and expiration date, students would easily be able to vote in the spring 2012 elections and in next year's presidential election.

It is vitally important that our young people have the opportunity to vote. That's why we created a petition to UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward on SignOn.org, which says:

Modify University of Wisconsin ID cards to comply with the 2011 Wisconsin Act 23, commonly known as the voter ID law.

Will you sign the petition? Click here to add your name, and then pass it along to your friends:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=264447&id=31503-17217657-LUnbWdx&t=2

Thanks!

–Gene and Sandy Lundergan

Wisconsin Voter ID

Some, but not all, of the new Voter ID rules will be in effect for the first recall elections.

If you are a Wisconsin resident, you voted in the last election and you haven’t moved since then, you won’t be asked for proof of residence in the August 9th elections.
However, if this is your first time voting, you’ll be required to provide proof that you’ve lived at your current Wisconsin residence for at least 28 days. Parents and neighbors can no longer vouch for your residence, as the bill “continues current requirements for certain electors to provide proof of residence … but discontinues the use of corroborating electors to verify residence.” Current acceptable forms of proof of residence are, according to the Government Accountability Board:

• A current and valid Wisconsin driver license.
• A current and valid Wisconsin identification card.
• Any other official identification card or license issued by a Wisconsin governmental body or unit.
• Any identification card issued by an employer in the normal course of business and bearing a photo of the card holder, but not including a business card.
• A real estate tax bill or receipt for the current year or the year preceding the date of the election.
• A residential lease which is effective for a period that includes election day (NOT for first-time voters registering by mail).
• A university, college or technical institute fee card (must include photo).
• A university, college or technical institute identification card (must include photo).
• A gas, electric or telephone service statement (utility bill) for the period commencing not earlier than 90 days before election day.
  Bank statement.
• Paycheck.
• A check or other document issued by a unit of government.