Wisconsin voters will decide whether the state constitution should enshrine a voter ID law. A simple majority is needed to pass.

Wisconsin's next election is Feb. 18, when voters will narrow down candidates for state superintendent and some local, nonpartisan offices.

Wisconsin’s photo ID requirement for voting would be elevated from a state law to a constitutional amendment under a proposal approved in the Republican-controlled Assembly with no support from Democrats.

A proposal to make Wisconsin's strict Voter ID law a constitutional amendment passed Wisconsin's Republican-controlled Assembly on Tuesday. Voters will see the proposal on the April 1 ballot. If approved,