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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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlights public health measures taken by the Milwaukee Health and Fire Departments, Department of Administration, Election Commission, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services - City of Milwaukee Health Department - Aug 4th, 2020
CDC Says Election Did Not Cause COVID-19 Spike - Erik Gunn - Aug 4th, 2020
Pandemic Reduced Black Vote, Study Finds - Dee J. Hall - Jun 25th, 2020
Did April Election Hike COVID-19 Cases? - Alana Watson - May 20th, 2020
Elections Commission Notes ‘Lessons Learned’ - Henry Redman - May 19th, 2020
Wisconsin Elections News: WEC Releases Analysis of Absentee Voting in April 7 Spring Election - Wisconsin Elections Commission - May 18th, 2020
Election’s Impact on County’s COVID-19 Cases Unclear - Jeramey Jannene - May 6th, 2020
Why State’s Voting By Mail Was Chaotic - Daniel C. Vock - May 4th, 2020
At Least 40 COVID-19 Cases Tied to Election in Milwaukee - Graham Kilmer - Apr 24th, 2020
Data Wonk: Did Republicans Doom Dan Kelly? - Bruce Thompson - Apr 22nd, 2020

Read more about 2020 Spring Primary here

More about the Gerrymandering of Legislative Districts

Gerrymandering Creates Difficult Road for Dems in Wisconsin - Tom Palzewicz - Aug 4th, 2020
The People’s Maps Commission application deadline is this Friday - Ald. Khalif Rainey - Jul 29th, 2020
Op Ed: Why Vos and Fitzgerald Fear Fair Maps - Jay Heck - Jul 23rd, 2020
Op Ed: People’s Maps Commission Seeks Fair Elections - State Sen. Jeff Smith - Jul 21st, 2020
Gov. Evers Delivers Democratic Radio Address on The People’s Maps Commission - Gov. Tony Evers - Jul 9th, 2020
Statement from Senator Erpenbach on The People’s Maps Commission - State Sen. Jon Erpenbach - Jul 9th, 2020
Gov. Evers Announces People’s Maps Commission Application and Selection Processes - Gov. Tony Evers - Jul 9th, 2020
8 More Counties Plan Referendum on Gerrymandering - Matt Rothschild - Jun 29th, 2020
Op Ed: Jensen Tries to Pre-Rig Redistricting - Matt Rothschild - Jun 9th, 2020
WILL Wants WI Supreme Court to Take Redistricting Cases First - Shawn Johnson - Jun 4th, 2020

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