“New election law changes help veterans and nursing home residents”

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Once the Senate passed the bill with election law changes Tuesday including the ability for veterans to use their veteran ID cards, Governor Scott Walker signed it right away Wednesday.

Government Accountability Board spokesman Reed Magney says several veterans groups worked hard to bring about this change from the original 2011 voter ID law. He says the changes will simplify voting for veterans, especially older veterans. “Think of an older veteran who no longer drives. He’s allowed his driver license to expire many years ago, but he still has his veteran’s ID card that he uses when he gets health care at the VA clinic or the hospital. He can use that now instead of having to, for example, get a state ID card.”

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