Milwaukee area State Assembly districts passed in 2011
A panel of federal judges in Wisconsin has declared that two state Assembly districts in the state redistricting map passed in 2011 must be redrawn. The two districts, (district 8 and district 9) located in the…
No Midwest Democracy Network states rank higher than 10th in a 50-state ranking of state transparency laws and corruption risk standards, and none received a higher grade than C. Michigan’s F grade ranks amongst the lowest in the country, while…
Responding to a lawsuit filed by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Judge Richard Neiss of the Dane County Circuit Court declared the state’s voter ID law unconstitutional and blocked its implementation permanently.…
The Campaign Finance Institute has published an article in the peer-reviewed Election Law Journal called “Small Donors, Big Democracy: New York City’s Matching Funds as a Model for the Nation and States.” Michael Malbin,…
A Wisconsin judge has blocked the state’s voter ID law, for now, via a temporary injunction. A trial is scheduled for April 16, at which point the judge will consider a permanent injunction. This also…
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Network partners Justice at Stake and the Brennan Center for Justice have issued a press release (via Justice at Stake) stating that two years after the Supreme Court decision in Caperton v. Massey, only nine states have adopted…
This week’s Beyond the Network takes a look at some of the issues happening outside the Midwest, and provides a national perspective on some of the issues that Midwest Democracy Network covers. Read on, read on!
Vote totals in Wisconsin changed dramatically as uncounted votes from Waukesha County broke heavily for the incumbent Justice David Prosser.Over 14,000 votes from Waukesha County went unreported in official tallies, with the error being first recognized on Thursday. County…
Wisconsin held its Supreme Court election yesterday between incumbent Justice David Prosser and challenger, current Assistant Attorney General Joanne Kloppenburg. With 100% of precincts reporting, Kloppenburg is holding on to a very small 200 vote lead out…
Texas Rep. Ron Paul told a University of Iowa crowd that Americans should have the same right to remove federal judges as Iowans did with their historic vote last November to remove three State Supreme Court…
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In Support of People’s Rights and Our Democratic Process - 2011
Midwest reform groups declare support for demonstrators protesting…
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Census and Redistricting - 2009-2010
Midwest a hotspot for census, redistricting efforts
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