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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]
This New Year’s Resolution As the holiday season unfolds and December gives way to the New Year, we reflect on our lives and make resolutions for the coming year. Traditionally, we look inward and explore how we can bring our lives closer to our ideals in the coming year. Many resolve to lose weight, exercise […]
All I Want for Christmas By Maureen Ash Santa, please, no mitts or caps No blankets for my cozy naps No toys, no skis, no songs or raps– I just want un-rigged, fair maps.
Mapped Out Episode 7 Our favorite podcast, “Mapped Out” has another episode! After the decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, “Mapped Out” discusses the “least-change” approach to redistricting. Listen to the full podcast here.
WI Supreme Court Rules Against Majority of Wisconsinites By: Irene Bugge On November 30, a divided Wisconsin Supreme Court announced that they would use a “least change” approach to drawing new voting district boundaries. While over 70% of Wisconsinites have made it clear that they value nonpartisan fairness in map drawing, the court voted to […]
Make Your Voice Heard on Build Back Better – Kids Forward We are working for fair redistricting in WI so that our communities get the resources they need. Build Back Better (BBB) is also designed to address pressing community needs. Use Kids Forward’s handy tool to contact your US Senator and ask them to support […]
Evers Vetoes Wisconsin Redistricting Maps – Seehafer News “Each person gets a vote and each vote counts the same, and that’s where gerrymandering goes wrong.” Our very own Bob Maline explained to Seehafer News what exactly we can do as Wisconsinites to continue the efforts to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin. For more information and the […]
WIS Politics Recognizes work by WIMAP WIS Politics took a moment to recognize the hard work that WIMAP did to analyze the proposed district maps. Read the full piece here. Check out the WIMAP analysis below: