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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Supreme Court may hear voter ID appeal By Jacob Riederer The Daily Cardinal
The recently suspended voter ID law may be reinstated if the Wisconsin Supreme Court decides to hear a challenge to the ruling and determines the law is constitutional. The Second and Fourth District Appeals Courts asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to hear an appeal filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice in response to the rulings made earlier this month by Dane County Circuit Judges Richard Niess and David Flanagan that the law unconstitutionally infringes on the right to vote.
The bill, which would require constituents to present a stateissued ID card, valid driver’s license, U.S. passport, a student ID or a military ID at the polls in order to vote, was passed and implemented last November. Voces de la Frontera, and the League of Women Voters then filed lawsuits on the grounds the Voter ID bill disenfranchises minorities, the poor, and those who lack proper identification. Supporters of the bill say the law is necessary to prevent voter fraud. The appeal comes days before Mark Kauzlarich/the daily cardinal
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Ron Paul will now speak at Terrace Presidential hopeful Ron Paul will now be holding his on-campus town hall meeting at the Memorial Union Terrace Thursday, instead of at the Stock Pavilion. People can pre-register to enter early, but doors will open to the general public at 6:30 p.m. and walk-ins are welcome. The event starts at 7:00 p.m. With the April 3 primary approaching, many of the Republican candidates have made plans to visit Wisconsin,
but Paul will be the first of the candidates to visit UW-Madison. Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum visited Wisconsin Wednesday and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney plans to arrive in Milwaukee March 31. Although Romney is currently leading in delegates, a win for Santorum in Wisconsin could prove to be a game-changer. Paul is currently behind both Romney and Santorum in most polls.
Aaron McEvoy, the chair of UW-Madison’s Young Americans for Liberty, promoted U.S. Rep. Ron Paul’s visit to campus by dressing up as a TSA, or ‘Titty Squeeze Agent,’ Wednesday.
GOP primary is ‘pause’ from recalls Expert: primary not impacted by recall climate By Jack Casey The Daily Cardinal
As former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum looks to make up ground against former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney during Wisconsin’s open Republican primary April 3, Wisconsin voters are preoccupied with Wisconsin’s own political turmoil. The primary falls in the middle of the recall process against Gov. Scott Walker and state senators that has captured the state’s attention, said political science professor Barry Burden. “[The primary] is going to
be a brief pause from [the recall process] for this week. As soon as it’s over I think the news about the recall will ramp up again,” Burden said. Burden said voters’ opinions about the recall process would have little impact on the way they cast votes for the primary, but the volatile political atmosphere that has defined the state could polarize voters in the general presidential election next fall. While Wisconsin voters have been distracted from the upcoming primary, the state could make or break Santorum’s chances to be nominated. Santorum’s potential success will hinge on his ability to gain votes from Wisconsin’s rural population. In earlier primaries, Santorum has carried rural voting districts while Romney
relies more so on urban and suburban voters. UW-Madison College Republicans will not endorse a particular candidate but Chair Jeff Snow stressed how important winning Wisconsin is for Santorum’s campaign.
“As soon as [the primary] is over I think the news about the recall will ramp up again.” Barry Burden political science professor
“Wisconsin is more Santorum friendly than most of the upcoming states, so if he doesn’t win Wisconsin he has
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City will not allow food vendors at Mifflin Officials decide vending causes safety concerns ON Campus
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UW Student Ibrahim Raheem performs at the Muslim Students Association’s Fast-a-thon. This year’s theme was Muslims Got Talent. + Photo by Shoaib Altaf
City officials decided Wednesday food vendors will not be allowed at the 2012 Mifflin Street Block Party. While the Vending Ove r s i ght C o m m it t e e approved changes to an ordi-
nance allowing the city to set up temporary vending sites for any special event in the southeast campus area, city officials said vending will not be allowed at the party because of safety concerns. Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said the Madison Police Department and the city’s Risk Management committee advised Mayor Paul Soglin that vending sites would be an obstruction in the event of
an emergency. In the event of an emergency, the presence of food vendors would make it more difficult for the police department to close and clear the street, according to city Alcohol Policy Coordinator Mark Woulf. Vendors may still set up as close to the party as the 300 block of Mifflin Street, which is outside of the southeast
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