MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed a bill Friday that would have required voters to show government-issued picture identification at the polls, saying it would disenfranchise elderly voters.

Republicans had argued that the bill would help eliminate the potential for fraud during elections, in which registered Wisconsin voters – like those in many states – need only give their name and address to cast ballots.

But Doyle, a Democrat, said the bill would have made voting more difficult for about 100,000 senior citizens who don’t have driver’s licenses.

“It will do nothing to correct the management and process problems that have been identified in our elections,” he said in a statement.

Assembly Speaker John Gard said he would schedule a vote Tuesday to try to override the veto, but the bill passed each chamber with fewer than the two-thirds votes needed to override.

Under the bill, voters would have needed to present a Wisconsin driver’s license, a non-driver’s ID issued by the Department of Transportation or a military ID at the polls. Without one, they would be able to cast only provisional ballots, which could be counted in a close election or if they proved their identity by the following day.

Nationally, only South Carolina has a similar law, although several other states have been considering stricter ID requirements.

Several states ask voters to show identification at the polls but allow many forms of ID to be used, such as a Social Security card or student ID, or allow voters to sign an affidavit.

Republicans in Wisconsin said there were many instances of people using fraudulent names and addresses at the polls during last year’s presidential election, prompting investigations by local and federal prosecutors.

Doyle has proposed making training mandatory for all poll workers and creating a statewide voter registration list to include the names of ineligible voters.