NLCHP Adds Charges in Wisconsin Voter ID Suit

Amended Complaint Says Law Violates Voting Rights Act Protections for Minorities

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin, and Dechert LLP have amended their challenge of Wisconsin's voter ID law to include charges that it illegally blocks minorities and veterans from accessing the ballot box.

The suit also seeks an injunction to allow many of the named plaintiffs to vote on April 3, when Wisconsin will hold its presidential primary and local elections.

Today's filing strengthens a federal challenge against one of America's most restrictive voter ID laws, which will affect a broad range of Wisconsinites.  Plaintiffs in the case include white, black, and Latino voters; homeless and low-income citizens; veterans; and students.

"These new charges can't be ignored," said Karen Cunningham, legal director at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty.  "Minorities and veterans are severely over-represented among homeless and poor people, whose votes this law most endangers."

To read the full press release, click here.

To read a copy of the amended complaint, click here.