In his order Friday, Peterson, a federal judge in Wisconsin’s Western District, said the Nation’s reporting raises the question of whether the DMV is following his instructions.

“These reports, if true, demonstrate that the state is not in compliance with this court’s injunction order” from July, Peterson wrote.

Peterson’s order instructs the state to “investigate these allegations and provide a report to the court by Oct. 7,” which would include “any corrective action to be taken.”

Comments by DMV staffers in the audio recording, taken by the group VoteRiders, also contradict what state Attorney General Brad Schimel told Peterson in a report to the court on Sept. 22 — the same day the recording was made, according to VoteRiders spokeswoman Molly McGrath.

“DMV is carefully administering the process to ensure that anyone who is eligible for the IDPP will have a valid ID for the November general election,” Schimel wrote.

“IDPP” refers to a petition process created by the state for those like Moore who lack both IDs and the documents needed to get an ID. Peterson found the process to be unconstitutional, leading to the order he issued in July.