Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess issued the permanent injunction, finding the law unconstitutional because it would abridge the right to vote. He wrote in his eight-page ruling that "voter fraud is no more poisonous to our democracy than voter suppression."
"A government that undermines the very foundation of its existence - the people's inherent, pre-constitutional right to vote - imperils its legitimacy as a government by the people, for the people, and especially of the people," Niess wrote. He said the disenfranchised would have included "struggling souls" who are constitutionally entitled to vote but lack the resources to comply with the law.
Judge strikes down Wisconsin's voter ID law - TwinCities.com
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