Some grumbling from Knodl not quite into the mic about WEC not being there. (And now he's reading the letter they wrote about the scheduling conflict in a sing-song voice.)
It's unsurprising that WEC isn't there since they are in their own special meeting today...
Today's hearing appears to mostly be a gripe session about the free IDs that Wisconsinites who are unable to get another form of accepted voter ID can obtain to be able to vote.
Fun fact: Getting a regular Wisconsin ID is so onerous that I had to use this procedure to be able to vote in 2020!
In 2020, I went to the DMV with a copy of my birth certificate, my Wisconsin lease, an unexpired West Virginia ID, and a recently expired passport. I wasn't able to get a Wisconsin ID because the copy of my birth certificate wasn't "official."
I had to pay money and wait several weeks for the State of Wisconsin to provide me with an official birth certificate, so I could give it to ... the State of Wisconsin.
I actually referenced this process in a public hearing at the legislature last year, to demonstrate how difficult it can get to get a Wisconsin state ID.
When I shared my personal story, I was accused by a committee member of voting illegally. (I did not vote illegally.)
Whichever legislator called into the hearing seems to think there are a bunch of green card holders who, rather than remaining permanent U.S. residents, would prefer to go to prison and be deported for trying to illegally vote.
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