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Wisc Democracy Campaign 'Momentum for Fair Voting Maps' PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Matt Rothschild   
Wednesday, 17 May 2017 11:38

wi-dist-maps-currentJefferson County became the third Wisconsin county this year to go on record in favor of outlawing gerrymandering.


MADISON - It used to be a sleepy issue, but lots of people in Wisconsin have woken up to it: It’s the issue of gerrymandering—the rigging of our political maps for partisan purposes.

Last week, Jefferson County became the third county this year alone to go on record in favor of outlawing gerrymandering and adopting fair voting maps.

Fair map movement gains momentum

matt-rothschildAnd if you’re in Milwaukee or Marshfield, I’ll be speaking tomorrow night and the next night on this very subject. On May 16, in Milwaukee, I’ll be at the Jewish Museum, 1360 N. Prospect St, starting at 7:00 p.m. And this Wed, May 17, in Marshfield, I’ll be speaking at an “Open Forum on Fair Elections and Gerrymandering,” starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Roehl Public Library, 105 S. Maple Ave. I hope to see you and your friends at one of these events. You can view our calendar of events here.

In the meantime, we’ve updated our redistricting resource page, which I hope is helpful to you:

In other news, we submitted written testimony last week against the bill in the Assembly that would police free speech on campus:

WDC opposes bill restricting free-speech in the University of Wisconsin System

We also opposed another bill, sponsored by the GOP, to roll back our protections against -- of all things! – child labor:

Bill to loosen child labor laws sent to Walker

Please give your legislators an earful on these bills.

Best,

Matt Rothschild
Executive Director
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P.S. And please don’t forget our annual meeting next Monday, May 22, at the Lussier Family Heritage Center, 3101 Lake Farm Rd, in rural Madison. The program starts at 6:00 p.m. Former head of the Government Accountability Board, Kevin Kennedy, will be speaking, as will Kimberlee Wright of Midwest Environmental Advocates, and DeShawn McKinney, President of the UW-Madison Wisconsin Union Directorate. And I’ll say a few words myself. It should be fun. If you haven’t already, please RSVP today to Beverly at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 
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