{"id":15724,"date":"2025-03-12T12:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15724"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:58:48","slug":"after-10-years-of-voter-id-new-research-shows-wisconsin-voter-turnout-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=15724","title":{"rendered":"After 10 Years of Voter ID, New Research Shows Wisconsin Voter Turnout on the Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/will-law.org\/after-10-years-of-voter-id-new-research-shows-wisconsin-voter-turnout-on-the-rise\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) released a new report, \u201cDoing the Math: How Voter ID Laws Affect Turnout in Wisconsin,\u201d<\/a> which found that since the enactment of Wisconsin\u2019s voter ID requirements 10 years ago, overall voter turnout in the state has increased. Our analysis also found no evidence of disenfranchisement among minority groups or in Dane and Milwaukee counties, countering claims of negative effects on voter participation.<\/p>\n

The Quotes: WILL Research Director, Will Flanders, stated, \u201cBy analyzing decades of election data both before and after Wisconsin implemented Voter ID, we found a general rise in voter turnout, rather than the widespread disenfranchisement that critics often suggest. Any claims suggesting Voter ID is \u201cvoter suppression\u201d are merely political scare tactics aimed at undermining faith in Wisconsin\u2019s elections. Furthermore, it\u2019s worth exploring whether Voter ID can actually increase turnout by strengthening confidence in Wisconsin\u2019s election system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Findings: The study also found that higher poverty rates and lower education levels were associated with lower voter participation, independent of voter ID requirements.<\/p>\n

By analyzing historical voting patterns and conducting statistical analysis, our report sought to address specific claims made by Voter ID opponents and briefly discuss the concept of Voter ID increasing voters\u2019 confidence in our election system.<\/p>\n