Wisconsin DMV extends hours ahead of election

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – To arrange voters for the upcoming election, The Wisconsin Division of Motor Automobiles (DMV) will lengthen its hours subsequent week.

DMV buyer companies facilities which are open on Monday (Nov. 7) and Tuesday (Nov. 8) will stay open till 6 p.m. The prolonged hours intention to offer these needing a photograph ID extra time to go to a DMV.

The DMV reminds Wisconsin voters that there is no such thing as a separate “voter ID,” and most voters have already got some type of ID to indicate on the polls, together with a Wisconsin driver license or ID.

Anybody with out the required identification to vote can get an ID from the DMV for gratis. Voters who want their first Wisconsin ID ought to start on the DMV’s web site.

Required paperwork, together with a delivery certificates, proof of id and Wisconsin residency, have to be dropped at the DMV when acquiring an official Wisconsin ID card. Voters who don’t have the required documentation can use the ID Petition Course of (IDPP) to acquire a receipt legitimate for voting whereas the remaining paperwork are obtained. IDPP is freed from cost.

The DMV encourages voters who don’t have an ID to start out the method now. Anybody with questions can name the DMV’s toll-free voter ID hotline at (844) 588-1069. The Wisconsin Elections Fee’s web site has info concerning voter eligibility, ballot places and voter registration info.

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