2025 Wisconsin Question 1
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Require Voter Photo ID Amendment | ||||||||||
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Yes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||
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2025 Wisconsin Question 1 was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment that appeared on the ballot in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on April 1, 2025. The amendment was ratified by voters, creating a new section 1m in article III of the Constitution of Wisconsin, to establish a constitutional requirement for photographic identification for voting.
The in-person early voting period ran from March 18 to March 30, 2025.[1]
Background
[edit]In 2016, the 102nd Wisconsin Legislature passed a law that required photo ID to be displayed before voters would be allowed to register to vote or cast a vote in Wisconsin. The law remains in effect.[2]
After the 2020 election, Republicans in the 106th Wisconsin Legislature determined to add the photo ID requirement to the Constitution of Wisconsin to make the requirement more difficult to repeal in the future. Following the normal constitutional amendment process in Wisconsin, the 106th Legislature passed a joint resolution laying out the new amendment. The resolution was then picked up two years later by the 107th Wisconsin Legislature, which passed it again. In both terms, the resolution was supported by Republicans, and generally opposed by Democrats. After the second passage, the amendment reached its final stage, a vote for ratification by the public, which was scheduled for the next general election, April 1, 2025.[3][4]
The amendment does not represent a change from current law, but it would require a new constitutional amendment to repeal the voter ID requirement.[5]
Endorsements
[edit]- Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) (Republican)[6]
- State legislators
- Van Wanggaard, state senator from the 21st district (2011–2012, 2015–present) (Republican)[6]
- Julian Bradley, state senator from the 28th district (2021–present) (Republican)[7]
- Tyler August, majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2023–present) from the 31st district (2025–present) and 32nd district (2011–2025) (Republican)[7]
- David Armstrong, state assemblymember from the 67th district (2025–present) and 75th district (2021–2025) (Republican)[6]
- Rob Kreibich, state assemblymember from the 28th district (2025–present) and 93rd district (1993–2007) (Republican)[6]
- Scott Krug, state assemblymember from the 72nd district (2011–present) (Republican)[6]
- Dave Maxey, state assemblymember from the 83rd district (2025–present) and 15th district (2023–2025) (Republican)[6]
- Patrick Snyder, state assemblymember from the 85th district (2017–present) (Republican)[6]
- Amanda Nedweski, state assemblymember from the 32nd district (2025–present) and 61st district (2023–2025) (Republican)[6]
- Jim Steineke, former majority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2015–2022) from the 5th district (2011–2022) (Republican)[7]
- Organizations
- Political parties
- State legislators
- LaTonya Johnson, state senator from the 6th district (2017–present) (Democratic)[10]
- Kelda Roys, state senator from the 26th district (2021–present) (Democratic)[10]
- Greta Neubauer, minority leader of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2022–present) from the 66th district (2018–present) (Democratic)[7]
- Andrew Hysell, state assemblymember from the 48th district (2025–present) (Democratic)[10]
- Lee Snodgrass, state assemblymember from the 52nd district (2025–present) and 57th district (2021–2025) (Democratic)[10]
- Organizations
- American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin[11]
- League of Women Voters of Wisconsin[12]
- VoteRiders[13]
- League of Conservation Voters Wisconsin[13]
- Citizen Action of Wisconsin[13]
- Law Forward[13]
- Common Cause Wisconsin[13]
- The Nature Conservancy[14]
- Political parties
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Yes | No | Undecided |
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| Marquette University[16] | February 19–26, 2025 | 865 (RV) | ± 4.6% | 72.60% | 27.05% | 0.35% |
Results
[edit]| Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes
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1,437,326 | 62.78 |
| No | 852,107 | 37.22 |
| Total votes | 2,289,433 | 100.00 |
| Source: Wisconsin Elections Commission | ||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "Wisconsin Election Dates and Deadlines". U.S. Vote Foundation. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ "Information on Photo ID Requirement for Voting". City of Milwaukee. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Wisconsin Legislature puts photo ID requirement on ballot for voter approval". AP News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Wisconsin Republicans pushing to make voter ID a constitutional requirement". AP News. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "Wisconsin voters to decide whether to put photo ID requirement in constitution". Votebeat Wisconsin. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wisconsin Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID Amendment (April 2025) - Supporters". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin Question 1". iVoterGuide. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Cochran, Sierra (October 9, 2024). "Another Referendum Incoming". Wisconsin Family Action. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ Karnopp, Hope. "What the 'photographic identification for voting' referendum means in the April 1 election". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin Question 1, Require Voter Photo ID Amendment (April 2025) - Opponents". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Why You Should Vote 'No' To The Constitutional Referendum Question On April 1". ACLU Wisconsin. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ "April 2025 Amendment: Vote No". League of Women Voters of Wisconsin. Retrieved March 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Protecting Wisconsin's Constitution: A Call for Responsible Governance". Document Statement. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "TNC Urges Wisconsin Voters to VOTE NO on State Questions 1 and 2 on or before August 13th". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Democratic Party of Wisconsin Endorses "NO" Vote on Spring Ballot Questions 1 and 2". Democratic Party of Wisconsin. March 19, 2024. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ "Polling, February 2025". Marquette Poll. Retrieved October 31, 2025.