As voter ID bill heads toward passage, the only certainty is a high price tag

As voter ID bill heads toward passage, the only certainty is a high price tag

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Wisconsin's voter ID bill

"Wisconsin's bill, up for debate in the Assembly this week, would require voters to show a driver's license, state ID, military ID, passport, naturalization papers or tribal ID to cast a ballot. Student IDs would be allowed, but would have to include a current address, birth date, signature and expiration date. Currently no college or university ID used in the state, including the UW-Madison campus, meet those standards.

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates the law could cost more than $5.7 million to implement. That includes $2.2 million in costs for the Government Accountability Board (which includes education and outreach), almost $2 million for the Transportation Department (to cover employee expenses and the cost of free IDs) and more than $1.6 million if universities chose to remake student IDs."