Elections officials vote against voter penalties

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - State elections officials have refused a state Republican Party request to force voters who fail identification checks to cast a provisional ballot this fall.

Federal law requires each state to build a statewide voter registration list and cross-reference names with other state databases to verify identity and address. It's up to the states to decide what to do with people who get red-flagged.

The state Government Accountability Board hasn't established penalties for prospective voters who get red-flagged and ignore requests to correct their status. The state GOP had asked the board to either remove them from the eligible voter list or allow them to vote by provisional ballot.


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