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Restoration of Fair Voting Districts in Wisconsin Ends GOP Near Supermajority in Assembly and Senate

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

If you follow the American Democracy Minute you know that until last year Wisconsin held the infamous title as one of the most gerrymandered states in the U.S. That changed November 5th.

In a Game of Chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP Legislators Pass Somewhat Competitive Redistricting Maps in Effort to Avoid Truly Fair Maps

February 14, 2024February 14, 2024

In a game of chicken with the Wisconsin Supreme Court, GOP legislators passed somewhat competitive redistricting maps proposed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, to avoid having truly fair maps forced upon them by the court.

Wisconsin Senate Defiantly Passes Gerrymandered Replacement State Assembly and Senate Maps, But Won’t Have the Last Word

January 29, 2024January 29, 2024

After having its earlier state assembly and senate maps thrown out by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in early January, the Wisconsin legislature tried to preserve its partisan advantage with its new maps. But it won’t have the last word.

New State Voting District Maps Submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court Range from Status Quo to Competitive

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

Seven sets of state legislative maps were submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 12th, ranging from a Republican-dominated status quo, to competitive.

Wisconsin Senate Election Deniers Vote to Oust the State’s Election Director for Recommending 2020 Pandemic Voting Accommodations

September 19, 2023December 29, 2023

Old habits die hard, especially among election deniers. Last week, the Republican-dominated Wisconsin Senate voted to remove the state’s nonpartisan elections administrator for recommending pandemic voting accommodations in the 2020 election.