{"id":2418864,"date":"2025-04-02T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voter-id-constitutional-amendment-passes-by-eye-popping-margin-in-major-defeat-to-democrats\/"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:16:28","slug":"voter-id-constitutional-amendment-passes-by-eye-popping-margin-in-major-defeat-to-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voter-id-constitutional-amendment-passes-by-eye-popping-margin-in-major-defeat-to-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Passes by Eye-Popping Margin in Major Defeat to Democrats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvoter-id-constitutional-amendment-passes-by-eye-popping-margin-in-major-defeat-to-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2418864&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent election, Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that mandates the presentation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-fight-wi-voter-id-amendment-despite-7-in-10-voters-supporting-it\/\" title=\"Dems Fight WI ...r ID ... Despite 7 In 10 ...rs Supporting It\">valid photographic identification<\/a> too vote in any elections. The measure, known as Wisconsin Question 1, received approximately 62.7% approval, solidifying existing voter ID requirements in the state and preventing future changes to the law. This decision was celebrated by Republican leaders,including former President Donald Trump,who described it as a notable victory for the party. Despite this win, Republicans faced setbacks in other elections, notably losing a key state Supreme Court seat to Democrat Susan Crawford, which maintained a liberal majority on the court. The amendment reflects a broader trend, as Wisconsin now has some of the strictest voter ID laws in the country, contributing to an ongoing national debate over voting regulations and election integrity.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin voters decisively approved a measure to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">enshrine voter identification requirements<\/a> in the state constitution on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Question 1 asked voters whether a new section should be added to the state constitution &ldquo;to require that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-a-supreme-election-wi-voters-will-decide-voter-id-question\/\" title=\"In A Supreme ..., WI ...rs Will Decide ...r ID Question\">voters present valid photographic identification verifying<\/a> their identity in order to vote in any election,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Wisconsin_Question_1,_Require_Voter_Photo_ID_Amendment_(April_2025)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">text<\/a> of the amendment from Ballotpedia.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning, roughly 62.7 percent of voters cast their ballots in the affirmative, while 37.3 percent voted against the measure, according to vote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2025\/04\/01\/us\/elections\/results-wisconsin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tallies<\/a> from The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/driver-reportedly-runs-gop-sign-signs-owner-gets-last-laugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a> already requires voter ID, but the constitutional amendment prevents the law from being overturned.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump celebrated the vote on Tuesday evening, calling the outcome of the ballot measure the most significant Republican win of the evening.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT,&rdquo; he wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114265988202750791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD ALLOW US TO WIN WISCONSIN, LIKE I JUST DID IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FOR MANY YEARS TO COME!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT. This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN OF THE NIGHT. IT SHOULD ALLOW US TO WIN WISCONSIN, LIKE I JUST DID IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, FOR MANY&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump Posts From His  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1907258180037443815?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Nine states currently require voters to present ID, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/wisconsin-voters-decide-enshrine-voter-id-law-state-constitution-big-win-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox News based on findings from the National Conference of State Legislatures.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin currently has the strictest requirements.<\/p>\n<p>There are 36 states total with statutes either requiring or requesting that voters show ID before they cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin Republican State Sen. Van Wanggaard, who co-authored the voter identification amendment, also celebrated the outcome of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>He said, the amendment &ldquo;will help maintain integrity in the electoral process, no matter who controls the Legislature,&rdquo; per Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>The victory for Republicans nevertheless came alongside a loss in the critical state Supreme Court election.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/determined-lose-dem-gov-supports-replacing-mother-inseminated-person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrat<\/a> Susan Crawford emerged victorious over Republican Brad Schimel, securing 55 percent of the vote as of the tally on Wednesday morning, per the Times.<\/p>\n<p>That means liberals will keep their four-seat majority on the seven-member court.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans meanwhile secured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-exorbitant-campaign-spending-goes-waste-republicans-win-2-key-house-special-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">victories<\/a> in two U.S. House elections in Florida, with Florida Republican State Sen. Randy Fine and Florida Republican Chief Financial Officer James Patronis defeating their Democratic opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans now have a 220 to 213 majority in the House, bolstering their narrow margins in the lower chamber.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Wisconsin Question 1 sought approval for adding a section mandating that voters provide valid photo ID to confirm their identity when voting in any election, as stated in the amendment text from Ballotpedia. By Wednesday morning, approximately 62.7% of voters had voted in favor, while 37.3% opposed it, according to The New York Times&#8217; vote counts. Although Wisconsin already has voter ID laws, this constitutional amendment ensures that these regulations cannot be repealed. President Donald Trump praised the outcome on Tuesday night, labeling it as one of the most significant Republican victories of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Trump remarked on social media: \u201cVOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT,\u201d calling it a major win for Republicans and suggesting it would help secure future victories in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, nine states require voters to present identification according to Fox News and data from the National Conference of State Legislatures; Wisconsin has some of the strictest requirements among them. There are a total of 36 states with laws either requiring or requesting voter ID before ballots are cast. Republican State Senator Van Wanggaard, who co-authored the amendment, celebrated its passage as a means to uphold electoral integrity regardless of which party controls the Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans faced setbacks elsewhere; Democrat Susan Crawford won a crucial state Supreme Court election over Republican Brad Schimel with about 55% of votes counted by Wednesday morning\u2014maintaining liberal control over the court&#8217;s four-seat majority out of seven members.<\/p>\n<p>In other news from Florida&#8217;s U.S House elections that night, Republicans Randy Fine and James Patronis defeated their Democratic challengers; thus increasing their narrow majority in Congress to 220-213<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wisconsin-Voting.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[46983,38334,5894,34222],"class_list":["post-2418864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-constitutional-amendment","tag-election-reform","tag-politics","tag-voter-id"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Wisconsin-Voting.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418864"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418868,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418864\/revisions\/2418868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}