MADISON - Anyone who needs a photo ID document to vote now will receive it shortly after one visit to the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, the Elections Commission announced.
Most voters already have a photo ID to vote, like a driver's license or state ID card. However, for those without a photo ID and a birth certificate, a document that may be used for voting can be obtained at the DMV. The Green County DMV service center is at 815 1st Ave. in Monroe. Hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the center will be providing this service. DMV phone contacts are handled through the Madison phone center at 608-264-7447.
The ID Petition Process is used by the DMV to help people whose documents to prove U.S. citizenship, name and date of birth or legal name change are unavailable. The DMV is now issuing special receipts that include the person's photograph to those who initiate the petition process.
Until Oct. 28, receipts will be sent to petition applicants automatically within six business days of coming into the DMV and applying. Starting Oct. 31, receipts will be produced the same day as application and sent to the applicant via overnight mail. These IDPP receipts are valid for 60 days and will be renewed automatically until the petition process is resolved. The receipt can be used immediately as a photo ID for voting while the DMV reviews the person's application for a free state ID card.
A DMV receipt works for voting just like a driver's license, state ID card, passport, military ID, veteran's ID or tribal ID.
Another group who may have difficulty providing an acceptable photo ID is older voters whose driver's license or state ID card may have expired before Nov. 4, 2014. These voters have the option of notifying their municipal clerk that they wish to become a permanent absentee voter, permitting them to vote without first providing a copy of their photo ID.
The voter ID law contains an important exception for "indefinitely confined" voters who have difficulty making it to the polls on election day due to age, disability, infirmity or illness. These voters can cast an absentee ballot without sending the clerk a copy of their photo ID because the person who witnesses the ballot confirms the voter's identity.
For more information about the voter ID law, how to get a free state ID and exceptions to the law, visit the Elections Commission's Bring It to the Ballot website: www.bringit.wi.gov or call 1-866-VOTE-WIS.
Most voters already have a photo ID to vote, like a driver's license or state ID card. However, for those without a photo ID and a birth certificate, a document that may be used for voting can be obtained at the DMV. The Green County DMV service center is at 815 1st Ave. in Monroe. Hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the center will be providing this service. DMV phone contacts are handled through the Madison phone center at 608-264-7447.
The ID Petition Process is used by the DMV to help people whose documents to prove U.S. citizenship, name and date of birth or legal name change are unavailable. The DMV is now issuing special receipts that include the person's photograph to those who initiate the petition process.
Until Oct. 28, receipts will be sent to petition applicants automatically within six business days of coming into the DMV and applying. Starting Oct. 31, receipts will be produced the same day as application and sent to the applicant via overnight mail. These IDPP receipts are valid for 60 days and will be renewed automatically until the petition process is resolved. The receipt can be used immediately as a photo ID for voting while the DMV reviews the person's application for a free state ID card.
A DMV receipt works for voting just like a driver's license, state ID card, passport, military ID, veteran's ID or tribal ID.
Another group who may have difficulty providing an acceptable photo ID is older voters whose driver's license or state ID card may have expired before Nov. 4, 2014. These voters have the option of notifying their municipal clerk that they wish to become a permanent absentee voter, permitting them to vote without first providing a copy of their photo ID.
The voter ID law contains an important exception for "indefinitely confined" voters who have difficulty making it to the polls on election day due to age, disability, infirmity or illness. These voters can cast an absentee ballot without sending the clerk a copy of their photo ID because the person who witnesses the ballot confirms the voter's identity.
For more information about the voter ID law, how to get a free state ID and exceptions to the law, visit the Elections Commission's Bring It to the Ballot website: www.bringit.wi.gov or call 1-866-VOTE-WIS.