Senate Bill 362 aims to expand the forms of proof of identification required for voting in Wisconsin. Currently, voters must present identification that includes their name and a photograph, with a list of acceptable documents specified in the law. This bill introduces a new category of acceptable identification by adding a valid operator's license or identification card that meets federal REAL ID requirements and is issued by any state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other U.S. territory.

The specific legal language added to the statutes is found in Section 1, which creates a new provision under 5.02 (6m) (a) 5. This provision explicitly states that an operator's license or identification card issued by any state, as defined in federal law, that satisfies the relevant requirements is now an acceptable form of identification for voting purposes. This change aims to enhance voter accessibility by broadening the types of identification that can be used at the polls.