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WISCONSIN: Panel backs voter ID; Democrat not allowed to vote by phone. ?Republicans on a state Se?

By Glenn Reynolds

WISCONSIN: Panel backs voter ID; Democrat not allowed to vote by phone. “Republicans on a state Senate committee approved a bill Tuesday to require voters to show ID at the polls, in their latest effort to entice Democrats to end their boycott of Senate proceedings. The committee made significant changes to the bill in a meeting that included a bizarre element. Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) participated in the meeting by phone, but Sen. Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), the committee chairwoman, refused to let him vote because he and the 13 other Senate Democrats left the state Thursday.” 80% of life is showing up.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on February 23, 2011 (boomark / email).