Judge orders all state voters to have their registration recertified before next election

Wisconsin residents must have their voter registration status reviewed before the next statewide election in February, a county judge ordered.

Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Maxwell's ruling requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) to "evaluate the current voter rolls" and see whether any non-U.S. citizens are registered. He also has directed the state's regulatory agency for election laws to make sure all new registrants are lawful citizens.

In order to do this, election officials should match information contained in state Department of Transportation files or find matches by "other lawfully available means." But how officials can verify those who do not have a driver's license was not outlined.

Maxwell maintained that the WEC was "violating state and federal statutes