At about the same time Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel (R — of course) has been proudly and loudly proclaiming that ALL Wisconsin DMV clerks have been trained in the issuance of Voter ID in accordance with the latest court ruling, a 10 minute audio tape confirmed that isn’t the truth.
“You don’t get anything right away,” one DMV employee said on the recording.
How IDs are handled is “up in the air right now,” said another.
The recordings were made Sept. 22, the same day Attorney General Brad Schimel filed court documents claiming DMV “field staff are now trained to ensure that anyone who fills out these forms will receive a photo ID, mailed to them within six days of their application,” even if they don’t have a birth certificate.
Oops.
Molly McGrath, national campaign coordinator with VoteRiders, visited 10 DMVs in Wisconsin and got answers to basic questions like “how long will it take to get my ID to vote” were “all over the board. Hardly the great training Schimel proclaims.
