Know Your Voting District The Voting District maps in Wisconsin have been drawn. They are not the fair maps we were working towards but make sure for the 2022 election, you know what your district looks like. 2022 is an election year! Here are a few ways that you can prepare: Mark Your Calendar. August […]
Next WWNVD Meeting – Maps Status and What’s Next for 2022 A lot is changing this month! If you have been with us for our WWNVD project for Fair Maps, come join us this Thursday from 7-8:15PM over Zoom to hear what’s next. If you’re just joining us and you’d like to learn more about […]
US Supreme Court Issues Decision on Wisconsin Maps Wednesday, March 23 – The US Supreme Court decides to throw our Wisconsin’s legislative maps – just three weeks before signature-collecting starts. Read the decision here. It was not too long ago that the maps were approved due to meeting the “least change” requirement that the Wisconsin […]
Fairer Maps, Not Fair Maps By Irene Bugge On March 3, the Wisconsin Supreme Court adopted the redistricting maps submitted by Governor Tony Evers. Local fair maps volunteers with Western Wisconsin for Nonpartisan Voting Districts and the League of Women Voters of St. Croix Valley celebrated the Court’s decision. They agreed with the Governor’s assessment that the maps […]
New Fairer Maps On October 28 of last year, more than 200 people testified against the maps the Legislature was proposing. Only legislators favored the maps their party leaders wanted to pass. They said the maps had been drawn to protect incumbents–as if holding office should be a lifelong, unchallenged position. When the governor vetoed […]
Wisconsin Supreme Court picks Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ maps in redistricting fight – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Although we do not have fair maps, we do have fairer maps. This is a step in the right direction! Read the full article here.
Fairness, Least Change and Gerrylaundering By Annemarie McClellan I served with eight other Wisconsinites on the People’s Map Commission. Governor Evers asked the commission to create legislative and congressional maps that would be without partisan bias or advantage, while holding true to traditional redistricting criteria. We fulfilled those obligations. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave our […]
Can You Gerrymander Your Party to Power? Have you wondered how gerrymandering is actually done? Here’s a fun opportunity to gerrymander for yourself and get insights on how the experts do it for WI. Find the full piece here.
Fair Maps Activist Virtual Training As we move forward with the fight to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin, we want to make sure we have the right tools to do so. This Saturday, Feb. 5, the Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition is providing virtual training on strategies and building our power. Materials will be provided. Register here.
Refuse to be Left Out in the Cold By Doug Margolis On a frigid Friday lunch hour last week citizens braved the cold to hold signs and wave to drivers along main streets in River Falls, Eau Claire, and 14 other communities, demanding the Wisconsin Supreme Court end gerrymandering and give us fair district maps. […]
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in redistricting case – Wisconsin Examiner This past week, the Supreme Court heard arguments about redistricting in Wisconsin. This is the kind of necessary action needed for Fair Maps in Wisconsin. This past Friday, we were one of 16 rallies across WI to let the WI Supreme Court know that […]
What Would You Say? What would you say if your Representative supported the Fair Maps Bill? For those in Western Wisconsin, that representative is Shannon Zimmerman. We asked a few citizens of Western Wisconsin to tell us what they would say if Representative Zimmerman supported the Fair Maps Bill. If you would like to take […]
Rally for Fair Courts and Fair Maps Join us in showing the Wisconsin Supreme Court that we are paying attention! We want Fair Maps in Wisconsin! The Rally for Fair Courts and Fair Maps will be on Friday, January 21st starting at noon. The event will take place in River Falls and Eau Claire. Hot […]
Multi-Partisan Fresh Air By Doug Margolis, Edited by Michael Stearney and Dave Fodroczi Dear Editor, Regarding redistricting, I want to bring to your attention and express my gratitude to the 36 Concerned Voters of Wisconsin who submitted the “We the People” amicus brief to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They were Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and others–a […]
Area Voices Among “Concerned Voters of Wisconsin” who file Friend of the Court Brief in Redistricting Case with the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Dave Frodozci, edited by Michael Stearney and Irene Bugge and based on a press release written by Debbie Patel On January 4th a group of 36 Wisconsin citizens, “Concerned Voters of Wisconsin,” […]
Wisconsin Examiner: As election year begins, court wrangling over redistricting continues Yesterday, 36 Concerned Citizens of WI filed a brief with the WI Supreme Court in an effort to have Fair Maps in WI for the next decade to come. The media is paying attention to the people of WI. Now, will the courts? Check […]
Friends-of-the-Court Brief for Fair Maps officially filed! Thank you Friends of Fair Maps! Yesterday, we filed the Friends-of-the-Court Brief with the WI Supreme Court asking the court to bring equity and fairness to the district drawing process. Read the brief, learn about the folks filing the brief and attend a meeting this Thursday and/or Monday […]
Friend-of-the-Court Brief for Fair Maps Are you being ignored? Do you feel no matter how much you vote, nothing changes? Then you just might want better district maps! We are a group of common citizens who love maps, math and our communities. We are preparing a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief to submit in the WI Supreme […]
Become a Friend of Fair Maps This Year! No matter our race, our background, or our zip code, voters across Wisconsin know that we should pick their leaders (not the other way around). But a handful of politicians are trying to rig our voting district maps again to maintain their power. We’ve raised our voices […]
Become a Friend of Fair Maps! Become a Friend of Fair Maps.On Christmas Eve, voters from all 33 senate districts and both major political parties sent materials to their pro bono lawyers, who will write their “friend of the court” (amicus) brief and get it filed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 4. Join us […]