Wednesday, May 11, 2011
11:12 PM
Assembly passes voter ID
The Assembly passed the voter ID bill on a 60-35 vote. Dem Reps. Peg Krusick and Tony Staskunas joined 57 Republicans and independent Rep. Bob Ziegelbauer in voting for the bill.
The Senate is expected to take up the bill on Tuesday.
Democrats introduced more than 50 amendments, all of which failed. The body debated the bill for more than six hours.
As the bill was passed, a few onlookers in the gallery began shouting their displeasure. The gallery was less than half full, with some familiar faces in the crowd from protests inside the building over the last week.
"Welcome to Wisconsin, Jim Crow," yelled one man who was escorted out by Capitol Police.
Others began to holler their disapproval as the session was adjourned, shouting their now-familiar "shame" chant.
"Remember this face," yelled one young man as he was being ushered out. "I personally will make sure every one of you are running very contested," he yelled.
"Especially you Nygren."
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