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Elections Commissioner Criticizes UW Professor Over ID Study

The Wisconsin Elections Commission wants to see all the data that went into a University of Wisconsin professor's survey about the state's voter identification law.

West Virginia Voter ID Law Begins Jan. 1

Beginning Jan. 1, voters will have to show an identification proving who they are before they vote in West Virginia.

Texas Defends Revamped, ‘Common-Sense’ Voter ID Law in Court

Texas officials hoped to persuade federal appeals judges in New Orleans on Tuesday that the state's latest voter identification law should be allowed to take effect.

State, Local Officials Prepare for New Voter ID Law

More than 123,000 Iowans will be receiving new voter identification cards that were mailed out this week, the Secretary of State’s office announced on Monday.

Not Giving Up on Voter ID Push, State Sen. Murante Plans to Introduce New Legislation

Sen. John Murante called a press conference Tuesday to say he plans to introduce a package of legislation with more than one option for enacting voter ID in Nebraska.

Federal Appeals Judges Question Challenge to Revised Texas Voter ID law

Two judges on the three-judge panel raised questions about claims that lawmakers intentionally discriminated against voters of color when they passed rules on which photo IDs can be presented at the polls.

Republicans Care About Voter Fraud; Democrats Want to Come Out Ahead, Says Study

When it comes to voter ID laws, Republicans care intensely about fraud while Democrats worry more about whether their own party will come out ahead.

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Trump Voter Fraud Panel

A U.S. appeals court in Washington upheld a lower court's decision to allow President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.