Wisconsin Assembly elections chair says he should get access to noncitizen ID data
Rep. Scott Krug (R-Nekoosa), the chair of the Assembly’s committee on campaigns and elections, says he’s making progress in his effort to find whether or not noncitizens are voting in large numbers in Wisconsin.
In May, Krug said during a joint hearing of both legislative chambers’ elections committees that it would be his “mission” this summer to find a way to get state agencies to share data that would help ensure noncitizens aren’t voting.
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) maintains a database of all the non-U.S. citizens in Wisconsin who are here legally and have obtained driver’s licenses. Separately, the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) maintains the statewide voter registration list. ...
Jun 19, 2024