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Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order for Special Session on Partisan Gerrymandering
Gov. Evers urges lawmakers to approve a constitutional amendment to protect fair maps after 2024 reforms, noting maps could revert without legal safeguards, requiring two legislative sessions.
- Calling the Legislature into special session, Evers set Tuesday for April 14 to consider a constitutional amendment banning partisan gerrymandering.
- Evers said he moved to lock in 2024's fair legislative maps by adding 'guardrails' because 'Wisconsinites have no guarantee we'll have fair maps after the next U.S. census, especially once I'm no longer governor'.
- At least 10 Democratic legislators joined the signing March 3, including Kelda Roys, state Senator, D-Madison, and Mark Spreitzer, state Senator, D-Beloit, while Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said 'I'd be open to listening to what his proposal is'.
- Procedurally, the plan faces the threshold that the proposed constitutional amendment must pass two consecutive Legislatures, and Evers said he will travel the state to build support ahead of the next month’s special session.
- Looking toward the 2030 redistricting cycle, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's 2023 ruling and Evers' 2024 maps impact future gerrymandering debates.
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers Calls Special Session to ‘Ban Partisan Gerrymandering’ Through Constitutional Amendment
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #285 on Tuesday, calling the Republican-controlled state Legislature into a special session on April 14 to take up a constitutional amendment banning partisan gerrymandering. The Democratic governor said the proposed amendment would prohibit partisan map-drawing but would not prescribe a specific redistricting process or commission. Evers signed new legislative maps into law in February 2024 with …
Evers calls special session
Gov. Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin lawmakers to return for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment aimed at ending partisan gerrymandering in state legislative districts. But with Republicans controlling the Legislature, the odds of the session actually passing anything are low, and it remains an open question whether Evers could find support for the plan in his own party. The order requires the state Legislature t…
Evers calls for special session to ban partisan gerrymandering
Gov. Tony Evers has ordered Wisconsin lawmakers to return for a special session next month to consider a constitutional amendment aimed at ending partisan gerrymandering in state legislative districts. The post Evers calls for special session to ban partisan gerrymandering appeared first on WPR.
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