• Wis. Stat. ss. 343.14 and 343.50 (4) specify the contents of applications for identification cards and authorizes the Department to require such information as the Department considers appropriate to identify the applicant. • Wis. Stat. s. 343.50 requires the Department to issue identification cards if an applicant meets the requirements for the identification card. • Wis. Stat. s. 343.50 (5) (a) 3., prohibits the Department from charging a fee for an identification card requested by a qualified applicant who requests it free of charge for purposes of voting. • Wis. Stat. s. 343.02 (1) authorizes the Department to promulgate such rules concerning identification cards that the Department Secretary considers necessary. • Wis. Stat. s. 85.16 (1) authorizes the Department Secretary to make rules deemed necessary to the discharge of the powers, duties and functions vested in the Department. 5. Estimate of amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
200 hours
6. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
This rulemaking will affect individuals who request an identification card free of charge for voting purposes but who lack supporting documents that can be obtained only upon payment of a fee to a government agency and who cannot obtain the required documents with reasonable effort following commencement of the petition process and a specific time thereafter.
7. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
There are no federal identification requirements to vote. In general, voting requirements are established by state law.
8. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The Department anticipates that this rule may reduce the financial requirements upon any person who is interested in obtaining an identification card for purposes of voting and who lacks the necessary supporting documentation despite reasonable effort.
Contact Person
Kristina Boardman, Administrator
Division of Motor Vehicles
4802 Sheboygan Ave., Rm. 225
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 261-8605
