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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“Draw the Line Midwest” shines spotlight on remapping, seeks greater public involvement in traditionally secretive process of drawing political boundaries CONTACTS: Leah Rush, Midwest Democracy Network, 312-235-2855James Chase, Jasculca/Terman and Associates, 312-573-5476FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 15, 2011CHICAGO—Civic engagement and…
The next protest will be about the two thirds (or more) of the state’s voters who are, have been, and will be ideologically disenfranchised by gerrymandered redistricting, wrote Bill Kraus.The facts, roughly,…
Dave Bradlee built a free online mapping tool called “Dave’s Redistricting…
The Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian American Justice Center, Asian American Institute, and Asian Law Caucus—members of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice—along with other civil rights and civic engagement organizations, issued the…
Common Cause of Wisconsin Executive Director Jay Heck wrote The Capital Times explaining how Wisconsin’s current redistricting process is wasting taxpayer’s dollars:On Tuesday afternoon, the Assembly Organization Committee met for first…
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