Bernie Sanders Speaks Out On Wisconsin Voter ID Laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders is criticizing voter identification laws at a town hall in Wisconsin, a week before the state's presidential primary in which the new requirement will apply.
Almost 4,000 Sanders supporters packed the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, Wisconsin for the event, far exceeding the 2,100-capacity theater.
The Vermont senator said governors like Republican Gov. Scott Walker have been making it harder for people to participate in the political process.
Wisconsin's voter ID law, which went into effect this year, is one of the most restrictive in the country. Supporters say it helps guard against election fraud.
If elected president, Sanders said, he will take on Walker and others to make it easier for people to participate in the political process, not harder.
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