MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- State election officials have decided to let people register to vote with electronic documents.
Under Wisconsin law, votes must provide a document showing proof of residency when they register. The liberal-leaning Institute for One Wisconsin and Wisconsin Election Protection, a group affiliated with the American Civil Liberties Union and AFL-CIO, asked the state Government Accountability Board to allow voters to present electronic documents on a laptop or smartphone.
The board's staff recommended holding off on a decision as the presidential election looms, but noted state law provides that an electronic record is equivalent to a written document.
The board voted 6-0 to approve the request.
| Approve: | 45.9% |
| Disapprove: | 49.6% |
| Spread: | -3.7% |
| Republican: | 39.0% |
| Democrat: | 41.7% |
| Spread: | +2.7% |
| Right Direction: | 31.0% |
| Wrong Track: | 59.6% |
| Spread: | -28.6% |
| Approve: | 14.2% |
| Disapprove: | 76.2% |
| Spread: | -62.0% |
