Since December, the plaintiffs have added new allegations that the process for obtaining free state IDs from the state Department of Transportation is too onerous and time-consuming.

Has the judge tossed out any other parts of the lawsuit?

Yes. He also dismissed allegations that Republicans’ changes improperly favor voters who move to Wisconsin from other states.

The plaintiffs argued that people who move into the state can vote for national offices immediately even though people who move within the state in the 28 days before an election must vote in their old wards. Peterson said that under federal law the state can’t prohibit someone who moves before an election from voting from president and vice president.

What are the details of plaintiffs’ arguments?

They allege the changes are meant to disenfranchise minorities, elderly and young voters and others who tend to vote for Democrats. They argue that early voting restrictions create long lines on Election Day, unfairly burdening blacks and Hispanics because they tend to live in larger cities and will face longer waits to vote. Prohibiting others from vouching for would-be voters’ residency during registration burdens young, poor and minority voters because they probably lack documents proving residency.