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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2/3/2022: WWNVD Meeting Resources Thank you to everyone who joined us for the WWNVD meeting! If you’d like to join us for future meetings, make sure to register here. Here’s everything you may have missed from the last meeting: Slides for the meeting are here. Actions and Invitations Interested in joining WIMAP (WI Map Assessment […]
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. […]
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 […]
Wisconsin State Journal reports: State Supreme Court sides with GOP proposal for ‘least-change’ approach to redistricting “In a 4-3 ruling Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed with Republicans that the state’s political maps for the next decade be drawn with minimal changes to the existing boundaries, increasing the likelihood of a sustained GOP legislative majority […]
Wisconsin State Journal – DNR Limits Animals “As we’ve asked folks in the area what is most important to them, many have said clean drinking water. Thankfully this decision from the WI Supreme Court will help make sure Wisconsinites will have access to clean drinking water.” Another reason why the right representation matters.For the full […]
Thank you for coming to Mappy Hours! (and more actions you can take to share your maps and end gerrymandering Thank you to all those who joined us this past month to share your community and create maps at our Mappy Hour events! We hope to see you all at future events. If you are […]
The Wisconsin People’s Maps Commission announced a new Public Input Portal The Wisconsin People’s Maps Commission (PMC) announced a new public input portal. Wisconsinites are encouraged to submit maps of their communities, redistricting plans of their own, and written comments to guide the work and recommendations of the PMC. “We’ve said all along that these […]
“The Gerrymandered State” Podcast Stay up to date on new developments in redistricting in WI by subscribing to “The Gerrymandered State” podcast! This podcast is a mini-series on gerrymandering in Wisconsin. In three brief episodes, hear from experts and learn more about gerrymandering history, its ramifications, and what citizens can do to end it. To […]
People’s Maps Commission Online Public Hearing – 7th Congressional District, Jan. 28, 2021 As we head into the summer, We want to share more resources to learn about gerrymandering and what it has done to the state of Wisconsin. In case you missed it on January 28, be sure to watch the 7th Congressional District […]
Fight for fair legislative maps continues with a rally in Madison Hundreds gathered in Madison on Monday to promote Fair Maps including two very special supporters from Pierce County! Big huge thanks to the WI representatives who support a nonpartisan committee to draw our electoral districts! Read the full article on the event here.
Effects of gerrymandering felt in Wisconsin as governor, GOP clash over Covid restrictions – January throwback Fixing gerrymandering has never been more urgent. It has affected more of our state systems than you’d think. As the pandemic has improved, let us not forget how gerrymandering has made it more difficult. For the full article from […]
How Gerrymandered Are We? Like getting into the weeds on gerrymandering? How gerrymandered are we? Check out this Op Ed from Urban Milwaukee to see exactly to what extent we are gerrymandered. Read the article here.
Color Me Fair Map Contest Western Wisconsin for Nonpartisan Voting Districts announces the WI Assembly Map Drawing Contest as a chance for teens and adults, working individually or in teams, to draw a better, fairer WI Assembly map than we have today. Tell your friends. The maps will be entered in the contest for a […]
Dane County judge voids GOP contracts with law firms for redistricting Unlike 10 years ago when we, the WI taxpayers, paid $4M to defend gerrymandered maps, a speed bump was put into Assembly Speaker Vos and Senate Majority Speaker LeMahieu plans to spend our tax dollars again. The contract for over $1M that was signed […]