MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) – Members of Congress usually don’t weigh in on state legislation, but Democrat Gwen Moore held a news conference at her Milwaukee office to criticize the voter ID bill now being debated in Madison.
Standing behind her were representatives of civil rights, disability rights, seniors and clergy groups. Moore says she battled then-state Rep. Scott Walker on the issue in the 1990’s. She says she still thinks requiring a photo ID to vote would amount to a poll tax.
Unless the bill is weakened through amendments, critics say it would be the most restrictive voter ID bill in the U.S. The NAACP says it would likely file a legal challenge.