Wisconsin voted on Tuesday night to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution.
Not only did the Badger State already require voters to have a photo ID to go to the polls, but that law has now been made a constitutional amendment. The measure was put on the ballot by the legislature, which is controlled by Republicans, to make sure that elections are safer.
It also keeps the law from being overturned in court when Democrats are in power, since changes to the constitution need to be approved by both houses of the legislature and a vote of the people across the whole state.
Republicans in Congress, President Donald Trump, and Elon Musk, the leader of DOGE, were all happy that the proposal passed, Fox News noted.
State Sen. Van Wanggaard, a Republican who co-authored the amendment, said, “This will help maintain integrity in the electoral process, no matter who controls the Legislature.”
Trump took to his Truth Social to celebrate the law being added to the state constitution after the vote was called.
“VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT. This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD ALLOW US TO WIN WISCONSIN, LIKE I JUST DID IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!” the president wrote.
Musk celebrated with a simple “Yeah!” while sharing the Associated Press’ call on X.
This comes as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and two prominent U.S. lawmakers filed a lawsuit against President Trump over a recent executive order aimed at enforcing laws against illegal immigrant voting and regulations regarding election dates.
“The Executive Order seeks to impose radical changes on how Americans register to vote, cast a ballot, and participate in our democracy—all of which threaten to disenfranchise lawful voters and none of which is legal,” says the lawsuit, filed by Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias in federal court in Washington, The Epoch Times reported.
Trump’s March 25 order includes several key provisions, many of which focus on enforcing laws that prohibit noncitizens from registering to vote or casting ballots in federal elections. The order instructs the independent Election Assistance Commission to require proof of U.S. citizenship on its mail-in voter registration form.
It also directs federal officials to collaborate with the
