23 Advisory Votes on Gerrymandering

9 counties, 14 municipalities in state will have referendums in spring election.

By Matt Rothschild - Mar 25th, 2020 11:41 am

How to Steal an election. Image by Steven Nass (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

How to Steal an election. Image by Steven Nass (Own work) (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Thanks to grassroots organizing all across the state, voters in many places will have an opportunity to cast a ballot on a non-binding referendum to ban gerrymandering.

Voters in the following nine counties will see a referendum on nonpartisan, independent redistricting on their ballot:

Marquette County

Milwaukee County

Monroe County

Pierce County

Portage County

Rock County

St. Croix County

Trempealeau County

Wood County

Voters in the following seven communities in Vilas County also will see this referendum question on their ballots:

Eagle River

Presque Isle

Arbor Vitae

Boulder Junction

Lac du Flambeau

Phelps

Plum Lake

And voters in the following seven communities in Oneida County will also have the referendum:

Hazelhurst

Pine Lake

Woodruff

Lake Tomahawk

Rhinelander

Pelican

Crescent

More about the 2020 Spring Primary

Federal Judge Won’t Delay Spring Election - Laurel White - Mar 28th, 2020
Vote Absentee: Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 29 - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 28th, 2020
Vote Absentee: Milwaukee County Circuit Court – Branch 5 - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 28th, 2020
Vote Absentee: Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 28th, 2020
Milwaukee Establishes Drive-Up Early Voting - City of Milwaukee Election Commission - Mar 27th, 2020
Governor Calls for Mail-In Election - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 27th, 2020
County Clerk Christenson and All 19 Municipal Clerks in Milwaukee County Ask State Leadership for April 7th Spring General Election Changes - George Christenson - Mar 27th, 2020
Fitzgerald Rejects Evers’ Idea as Fantasy - Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald - Mar 27th, 2020
Statement: County Clerks’ Clear Violation of the Law - Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald - Mar 27th, 2020
City Will Accept Absentee Ballots, Serve as Required Witness at Five Sites - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 26th, 2020
Murphy’s Law: Will Legislature Delay Election? - Bruce Murphy - Mar 25th, 2020
23 Advisory Votes on Gerrymandering - Matt Rothschild - Mar 25th, 2020
Barrett Calls for Mail-In Only Election, Delay - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 24th, 2020
Milwaukee Cancels Early Voting - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 22nd, 2020
Milwaukee Closing Early Voting Sites - City of Milwaukee Election Commission - Mar 22nd, 2020
Online Voter Registration Reinstated by Federal Judge - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 21st, 2020
Governor Evers Doesn’t Want Election Rescheduled - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 20th, 2020
Voters Wanting Absentee Ballot Must be Registered by March 18th - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 18th, 2020
Please Vote Absentee In Spring Election - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 16th, 2020
Want $130? City Needs Poll Workers - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 15th, 2020
9 Election Takeaways - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 19th, 2020
Election Results: 2020 Spring Primary - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 18th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: County Board Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: Common Council Races - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: County Executive Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: Circuit Court Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: State Supreme Court Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 17th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: Comptroller Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 15th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: City Attorney Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 15th, 2020
Vote Tuesday: Mayoral Candidates - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 14th, 2020

More about the Gerrymandering of Legislative Districts

23 Advisory Votes on Gerrymandering - Matt Rothschild - Mar 25th, 2020
City Hall: Ballots Won’t Have Duplicate Gerrymandering Questions - Jeramey Jannene - Feb 27th, 2020
Did Gerrymandering Kill Medicaid Expansion? - Erik Gunn - Feb 25th, 2020
Data Wonk: The Republicans’ Gerrymander Scheme - Bruce Thompson - Feb 5th, 2020
The State of Politics: Redistricting Fight Is One Year Away - Steven Walters - Feb 3rd, 2020
Hesselbein Advocates for Fair Maps Constitutional Amendment - State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein - Jan 7th, 2020
‘Fair Maps’ Groups to Train Activists - Rob Mentzer - Nov 8th, 2019
City Hall: City Voters Will Get Gerrymandering Referendum - Jeramey Jannene - Oct 16th, 2019
Majority of Wisconsin Wants Non-Partisan Redistricting - Ruth Conniff - Oct 2nd, 2019
Legislation on redistricting ballot issue moves forward - Ald. Cavalier “Chevy” Johnson - Sep 17th, 2019
Data Wonk: Gerrymandering Is Built on Lies - Bruce Thompson - Sep 12th, 2019
Data Wonk: The Future of Wisconsin Gerrymandering - Bruce Thompson - Aug 14th, 2019
Republicans Deny New Gerrymander Plan - Ruth Conniff - Jul 30th, 2019
GOP Could Bypass Evers, Gerrymander Again - Ruth Conniff - Jul 29th, 2019
Op Ed: The Game is Rigged in Wisconsin - Spencer Black - Jul 21st, 2019
Gerrymandering Foes Push Reform - Erik Gunn - Jul 17th, 2019
Rep. Robyn Vining Continues Fight for Fair Maps - State Rep. Robyn Vining - Jul 16th, 2019
Statement on Nonpartisan Redistricting Reform Bill - State Rep. Lisa Subeck - Jul 16th, 2019
Gerrymandering Bill is Bipartisan - Laurel White - Jul 12th, 2019
Op Ed: Redistricting Now Up to Citizen Action - Jay Heck - Jul 2nd, 2019
Rep. Robyn Vining Says Fight for Fair Maps Is Not Over - State Rep. Robyn Vining - Jun 28th, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Gerrymandering - Laurel White - Jun 28th, 2019
Statement on U.S. Supreme Court decision on Partisan Gerrymandering - Fair Elections Project - Jun 27th, 2019
Waupaca County Opposes Gerrymandering - Matt Rothschild - Apr 29th, 2019
45 Counties Want to Ban Gerrymandering - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - Apr 19th, 2019
Data Wonk: Walker Seeks to Gerrymander America - Bruce Thompson - Apr 3rd, 2019
Murphy’s Law: The Arrogance of Robin Vos - Bruce Murphy - Mar 21st, 2019
Data Wonk: The Gerrymander Wars March On - Bruce Thompson - Mar 20th, 2019
The State of Politics: How Evers Would End Gerrymandering - Steven Walters - Mar 18th, 2019
Evers’ Budget Will Include Nonpartisan Redistricting Process - Shawn Johnson - Feb 27th, 2019
Representative Subeck Applauds Governor Evers’ Plan to Ensure Fair Election Maps - State Rep. Lisa Subeck - Feb 26th, 2019
Rep. Hesselbein Supports Governor Evers’ Fair Maps Plan - State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein - Feb 26th, 2019
Rep. Spreitzer Supports Gov. Evers’s Redistricting Reform - State Rep. Mark Spreitzer - Feb 26th, 2019
Statement on Governor Evers’ announcement he will include nonpartisan redistricting reform in his proposed budget - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Feb 26th, 2019
Rep. Robyn Vining Embraces Gov. Evers’ Inclusion of Redistricting in Budget - State Rep. Robyn Vining - Feb 26th, 2019
Op Ed: Why We Oppose Gerrymandering - Andrea Kaminski - Feb 20th, 2019
Murphy’s Law: Republicans Oppose Gerrymandering - Bruce Murphy - Jan 29th, 2019
Op Ed: Gerrymandering Costs Taxpayers Millions - James Rowen - Jan 23rd, 2019
Data Wonk: Gerrymander is Alive and Well - Bruce Thompson - Dec 12th, 2018
Board Adopts Supervisor Moore Omokunde Proposal to Decriminalize Marijuana - Sup. Supreme Moore Omokunde - Nov 6th, 2018
Murphy’s Law: The Fight Against Gerrymandering - Bruce Murphy - Oct 30th, 2018
Democrats Refile Redistricting Suit - Shawn Johnson - Sep 16th, 2018
Amended Whitford Complaint Highlights Harm Caused by Wisconsin’s Partisan Gerrymander to 40 Plaintiffs Across 34 Districts - Campaign Legal Center - Sep 14th, 2018
The State of Wasted Votes - Malia Jones - Jul 2nd, 2018
Data Wonk: Can Democrats Still Contest Gerrymander? - Bruce Thompson - Jun 27th, 2018
The State of Politics: Democrats Rejected Redistricting Reform - Steven Walters - Jun 25th, 2018
Supreme Court Punts on Gerrymandering - Shawn Johnson - Jun 18th, 2018
Republican State Leadership Committee: The Efficiency Gap is “Sociological Gobbledygook” - Republican State Leadership Committee - Jun 18th, 2018
Response to Gill v Whitford decision to remand back to trial court - Fair Elections Project - Jun 18th, 2018
The Art Of Gerrymandering Milwaukee - Malia Jones - Jun 9th, 2018
The Push for Nonpartisan Redistricting - Cathleen Draper - Jun 5th, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court Nears Decision on Wisconsin Redistricting Case - Cathleen Draper - Jun 2nd, 2018
Data Wonk: Many Republicans Oppose Gerrymandering - Bruce Thompson - Mar 14th, 2018
The State of Politics: Will U.S. Supremes Rule on State Districts? - Steven Walters - Feb 19th, 2018
Back in the News: Majority Now Backs Fair Redistricting - Bruce Murphy - Feb 5th, 2018
Data Wonk: John Roberts’ Nightmare - Bruce Thompson - Oct 11th, 2017
The State of Politics: You Be The Judge on Redistricting - Steven Walters - Oct 2nd, 2017
Op Ed: U.S. Supreme Court Should End Partisan Gerrymandering - Andrea Kaminski - Sep 26th, 2017
Data Wonk: Judges Consider a Democratic Gerrymander - Bruce Thompson - Aug 30th, 2017
Op Ed: 24 Counties Have Voted for Fair Maps - Matt Rothschild - Aug 25th, 2017
Data Wonk: Right Wing Seeks to End Democracy? - Bruce Thompson - Aug 23rd, 2017
Data Wonk: US Supreme Court Wrong on Redistricting? - Bruce Thompson - May 31st, 2017
Op Ed: Save Taxes With Nonpartisan Redistricting - Andrea Kaminski and Lindsay Dorff - May 26th, 2017
Data Wonk: Why GOP Backs Gerrymander - Bruce Thompson - May 24th, 2017
Data Wonk: State’s Political Map At Issue - Bruce Thompson - May 18th, 2017
Rep. Peter Barca Statement on Attorney General Appeal of Redistricting Decision - State Rep. Peter Barca - Feb 24th, 2017
Fair Elections Project calls upon Legislature to focus on fair map drawing process - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Feb 24th, 2017
Campaign Cash: GOP’s Redistricting Lawyers Are Big Donors - Matt Rothschild - Feb 6th, 2017
Op Ed: Reject Partisanship, Redraw Voting Maps - Andrea Kaminski - Feb 3rd, 2017
Rep. Peter Barca Statement on Assembly Organization Committee Secret Ballot - State Rep. Peter Barca - Feb 2nd, 2017
Court Watch: Court’s Redistricting Order A Problem? - Bruce Thompson - Feb 1st, 2017
Rep. Hesselbein Calls for Open, Transparent, and Public Process for Drawing New Legislative Lines - State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein - Jan 27th, 2017
Wisconsin Federal Court Permanently Blocks State Redistricting Plan - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Jan 27th, 2017
Data Wonk: 2016 Election Results Prove Gerrymandering - Bruce Thompson - Dec 28th, 2016
Plaintiffs call for new maps for Wisconsin legislative district - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Dec 21st, 2016
Data Wonk: Measuring Wisconsin’s Gerrymandering - Bruce Thompson - Dec 7th, 2016
Sen. Taylor statement on federal court ruling against Republican gerrymandering - State Sen. Lena Taylor - Nov 21st, 2016
Statement on Redistricting Ruling - State Sen. Chris Larson - Nov 21st, 2016
Federal Court overturns unconstitutional gerrymandering of Wisconsin legislative districts - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Nov 21st, 2016
Rep. Barca Statement on Redistricting Decision - State Rep. Peter Barca - Nov 21st, 2016
HISTORIC DECISION: Wisconsin Federal Court Strikes Down Partisan Gerrymander and Adopts Groundbreaking Legal Standard - Campaign Legal Center - Nov 21st, 2016
Murphy’s Law: The Myth of Democratic Gerrymandering - Bruce Murphy - Jan 26th, 2016
Data Wonk: Can New Approach End Gerrymandering? - Bruce Thompson - Jan 6th, 2016
Federal Lawsuit to Overturn Unconstitutional Gerrymandering of Wisconsin Legislative Districts Continues - Wisconsin Fair Elections Project - Dec 17th, 2015
Can Auto Redistricting End Gerrymandering? - Laura Thompson - Dec 10th, 2015
Assembly candidate Brostoff calls for non-partisan redistricting - State Rep. Jonathan Brostoff - Apr 17th, 2014
Redistricting reform the antidote to Republican extremism - Press Release - Nov 13th, 2013
Lazich, August, Fitzgerald and Vos Still Silent on Redistricting Reform Public Hearings As Support & Pressure Builds - Common Cause in Wisconsin - Sep 17th, 2013
Freshmen legislators push new legislation to correct flawed partisan redistricting process - Press Release - Apr 11th, 2013

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