Politifact Wisconsin: Early voting

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Published on October 23, 2020 - Duration: 01:44s
We're breaking down some of the claims surrounding voting in Wisconsin.

Politifact Wisconsin: Early voting

WISCONSIN'S VOTER ID AND MASKWEARING POLICY COME UNDER ALOT OF SCRUTINY FORPOLITICIANS.

POLITIFACTWISCONSIN CHECKS OUT A COUPLEOF CLAIMS WITH THE TRUTH-O-METER.In Wisconsin, you are requiredto have a photo ID to vote."U.S Representative Gwen Mooresaid at a get out the voteevent that voters can use anID even if it is expired or ifyou have moved," saidPolitiFact Wisconsin's EricLitke.PolitiFact Wisconsin hasa couple of caveats on bothclaims. Your address can bewrong as long as you areregistered.

But whataboutCongresswoman Moore's claimabout using an expired ID?"Expired ID cards are allowedfovoting as long as theywere valid for the previousgeneral elections," saidLitke, in this case November2018.

Cards expired previousto 2018 wouldnot be allowedand that's the detail Mooreleft out." PolitiFactWisconsin rated this claimMostly True?GOP state SenatorVan Wanggaard is not a fan ofmask mandates."He said no oneunder age 20 has died ofCovid-19 and quote 'it has notactually been determined yetthat anyone under age 20 canspread the disease to thosewho are older,'" said Litke.PolitiFact Wisconsin saysSenator Wanggaard laterbacktracked saying less than athird of a percenthave died -which is more accurate buthe's off base on impact ofspreading the disease."Arecent CDC report showed anincrease among older agegroups," said Litkeafterincreases among thosunder20, indicating likelytransmission.PolitiFactWisconsin says Wanggaard'sclaim was missing somecritical details anrated itMostly False

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