Sheboygan County and more specifically the City of Sheboygan
have been CRACKED in half so we are not represented as the whole community we are!
Over the last several years, Wisconsin has repeatedly made national news for having some of the most gerrymandered maps in the nation. Gerrymandered districts are characterized by irregular shapes that deviate from municipal lines and pack voters of the same political party together, resulting in un-competitive elections. That is why many states have authorized nonpartisan commissions to draw new district lines every 10 years. However, Wisconsin still leaves this task up to the state legislature, giving the majority party an opportunity to skew results of future elections to their own advantage.
The Wisconsin legislature will draw new districts in 2021, so we need to make sure that the problem of gerrymandering in Wisconsin gets better--not worse.
have been CRACKED in half so we are not represented as the whole community we are!
Over the last several years, Wisconsin has repeatedly made national news for having some of the most gerrymandered maps in the nation. Gerrymandered districts are characterized by irregular shapes that deviate from municipal lines and pack voters of the same political party together, resulting in un-competitive elections. That is why many states have authorized nonpartisan commissions to draw new district lines every 10 years. However, Wisconsin still leaves this task up to the state legislature, giving the majority party an opportunity to skew results of future elections to their own advantage.
The Wisconsin legislature will draw new districts in 2021, so we need to make sure that the problem of gerrymandering in Wisconsin gets better--not worse.
WI Votes Count was one of the first-prize high school central winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest.
Will Foote and James Dyer, seniors at Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, produced this video on the Constitution’s Article 1, Section 2, congressional redistricting. Check it out!
Will Foote and James Dyer, seniors at Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, produced this video on the Constitution’s Article 1, Section 2, congressional redistricting. Check it out!
Our January 15, 2020 presentation on Fair Maps with Mary Lynne Donohue, Plaintiff in Supreme Court Case Gill v. Whitford
Check out updates from 6th Congressional District People's Maps Commissioner, Melissa Prentice in our member programs
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People Powered Fair Maps™ is a national redistricting program of the League of Women Voters focused on creating fair political maps nationwide in all 50 states + D.C. In June of 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too far. As a result, federal courts will be hands-off in the redistricting process even when new district lines are drawn to intentionally decrease the voting power of voters based solely on their political party. People Powered Fair Maps was launched in September 2019 to create fair and transparent, people-powered redistricting processes that eliminate partisan and racial gerrymandering nationwide. READ MORE |
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More Resources and videos about Fair Maps
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Wisconsin Farmers Union's video on Gerrymandering
https://www.wisconsinfarmersunion.com/fairmaps NPR Article "Census Numbers For Dividing Up House Seats Delayed Until April 30, Bureau Says" by Hansi Lo Wang |
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