Network updates: Ohio voter ID and Wisconsin open meetings law

Updating some of the stories that we have been keeping up with, there has been some movement in Wisconsin and Ohio.

In Wisconsin this morning, the state’s Department of Administration said that they would not comply with Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi’s ruling, stating that because the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau published the law, and because the judge’s order did not state explicitly that the law was not to take effect. Later in the day, however, Judge Sumi clarified her ruling,  stating that the law was not yet officially published according to state statutes, and that the law is not yet in effect. Governor Scott Walker said that, in response to the order, his administration would stop implementation of the law for the time being.

In Ohio, the voter ID bill first proposed last week has passed the state House and now heads to the Senate. The bill is expected to pass the Senate. In opinion pieces this week, the Columbus Dispatch urges lawmakers to slow down and carefully consider the potential ramifications of voter ID requirements. Additionally, Ruth Cokler of the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law highlights some of the problems that could come up. Keep up with the voter ID bill at Network partner Money In Politics Ohio‘s blog.