Democratic lawmakers introduced a bill on Feb. 6 that would make it easier for out-of-state college students to register to vote in Wisconsin elections.
Current law mandates that college-issued voter identification must show the date it was issued, a student signature and must only be valid for two years. While five other University of Wisconsin System schools currently have voter-compliant student ID cards, Wiscards do not meet these expectations and are invalid as a form of voter ID.
“The university would need to ask all students to get new cards every 2 years, many of whom do not need to use their Wiscard as a voter ID,” University of Wisconsin-Madison Spokesperson Greg Bump told Wisconsin Public Radio. “In addition, the Wiscard is quite expensive compared to the voter ID card, as it contains embedded technology to work as a debit card for purchases at dining halls and campus markets, as well as an access card to specific buildings for each student.”…