Network partner Brennan Center for Justice released results for a national poll that shows 26 percent of Americans are less likely to vote because of the increased influence that super PACs have over elected officials. Additionally, the poll found that…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear cases involving the state’s voter ID law, and has sent them back to circuit courts in Waukesha and Madison. Dane County Circuit Court judge David Flanagan,…
Federal judges in Wisconsin have chosen to redraw two Wisconsin state legislative districts in favor of the area’s Latino community. The judges stepped in and redrew districts 8 and 9 after Republican legislators drew the…
Wisconsin voters went to the polls on April 3 for their state’s primary, and Republican voters turned out in favor of Mitt Romney. Because of pending lawsuits, including one by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the state’s voter…
A lawsuit filed by Network partner League of Women Voters of Wisconsin against the state’s voter ID law will head to the Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, where the justices will decide whether arguments will be heard.…
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It has been a busy week on the redistricting front, particularly in Illinois as the General Assembly rushed to get state level and congressional maps passed before the end of their session. Also, Michigan’s map drawing competition has concluded, and…
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!
We brought you a Redistricting Round-Up earlier this week, but there have been some big developments in Midwest redistricting since then.First, Midwest Democracy Network’s Draw the Line campaign has…
Redistricting continues to move forward in the Midwest! Here’s some of the latest news from throughout the region, including a plug for Draw the Line Midwest in a CNN.com article.Draw the Line Midwest mentioned on CNN.com Midwest Democracy Network’s redistricting…
Updates throughout the midwest on the redistricting front as all states in the Network are engaged and moving forward in the process.MichiganKyle Caldwell of the Michigan Nonprofit Association pens an article for the Detroit Free Press on the importance of…
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