We are in the process of a modified version of that in Wisconsin right now. We are all going to have to produce photo ID at the next election. Of course this was supposed to be in effect by 2004 and then 2008 but the Dems kept throwing monkey wrenches into the process.
In Michigan the voter ID law went 6 years from passage to implementation due to court challenges. When I voted in a local election in October they ran my ID through a magnetic strip reader.
From what I’ve gathered here at FR, your governor Walker is, on the whole, appreciated for taking on the state employee unions and saving so much money. Is this true?