Wisconsin justices skeptical of conservative redistricting proposal [View all]
Members of both the conservative and liberal wings of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a rule change, proposed by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), that would fast-track disputes over redistricting straight to the state’s highest court.
The justices’ skepticism came on both ideological and practical grounds.
Every ten years, Wisconsin must redraw its political maps and this time around, with a Republican-held Legislature and Democratic governor, the process is sure to be disputed. The last set of maps, drawn in 2011, locked in an impenetrable Republican majority in the state Legislature.
Gov. Tony Evers has made drawing fairer maps in 2021 a political priority, establishing a commission to come up with better ways to apportion the state’s political representation.
Read more: https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/01/15/wisconsin-justices-skeptical-of-conservative-redistricting-proposal/
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