What you'll need to register on Tuesday

Going to register at the polls on Tuesday, when you vote in the spring general election?

There's a lot of new and conflicting information out there, some of it false. And there have been enough changes so some of the people working at the polls may not know the rules, either.

Be sure you do.

The new Help America Vote Act should have been called Hinder Americans' Voting Act, given the confusion it has caused.

Here is the pertinent information for Tuesday. We'll worry about the fall elections in the fall:

1. If you have a Wisconsin driver's license, it would be wise, but not required, that you have it with you. That will allow the poll worker to write down the license number on your registration card.

2. If you don't have a license or don't have it with you, you will need to know the last four digits of your Social Security number. You don't need to have the actual card with you, but you do need to know the number. (If you have your driver's license, you don't need your Social Security number.)

3. You need some proof of your current address -- a lease, utility bills with your name and address, or other documents showing where you live.

Mark Green, the man who would be governor, has objected to the Elections Board decision and wants everyone to show a driver's license or be deported. (Well, that's a slight exaggeration.) Jef Hall suggests Green is trying to keep seniors away from the polls, and he has good reason to.