Appeals Court Finds Voter ID Law Constitutional

A ruling that the Wisconsin Voter ID law was unconstitutional has been reversed after a vote by a state appeals court on Wednesday.

The vote by the 4th District Court of Appeals overturns one case blocking the photo ID law, according to a JSOnline.com article, but another case will still need to be appealed for the law to be able to take effect.

"This is a major victory toward protecting the integrity of the vote in Wisconsin," said Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin), applauding the decision. A separate constitutional challenge to photo ID is pending in the 4th District and future litigation remains likely, according to the release from Lazich.

Dane County Circuit Judge Richard Niess in March 2012 had issued the injunction blocking implementation of the state's new Voter ID law. In an article on WSAU.com, Niess had said the law is a barrier to voting for those who don't have the resources to get photo IDs.

In July, Dane County Circuit Judge David Flanagan had ruled the law unconstitutional, saying it would be a "substantial impairment of the right to vote."