Wisconsin solicitor general says state's voter ID law is 'quite permissive,' should be model for US

Wisconsin's solicitor general said Thursday the state's voter ID law is "quite permissive" and should serve as a model for the rest of the country.

"Wisconsin's voter ID law is often characterized in, what I would say, the partisan press, as one of the more stringent voter ID laws. I think that’s certainly not true now," said solicitor general Misha Tseytlin. "Wisconsin might be the most permissive state in the union in terms of how someone can get photo ID to satisfy the photo ID law."

Tseytlin debated the merits and implementation of the law as part of a panel discussion in Madison hosted by the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society, featuring Pines Bach attorney Susan Crawford, Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell and University of Wisconsin Law School professor emeritus Bill Whitford. UW Law assistant professor Rob Yablon led the discussion.

Passed in 2011, the state's voter ID law has gone through a series of legal challenges, roadblocks and court-ordered changes. November will mark the first presidential election with the law in place.

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