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Your 2024 Election To-Do List in Ground Zero Wisconsin

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Your 2024 Election To-Do List in Ground Zero Wisconsin

It’s vitally important to prepare sooner rather than later for this year’s elections. We have many candidates, offices, and ballot questions that need your focus, consideration and participation in determining how Wisconsin and the country is represented and in carrying out the will of the people.

Common Cause Wisconsin 2023 Year End Review

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Common Cause Wisconsin 2023 Year End Review

As we draw near to the end of an eventful and tumultuous 2023 in Wisconsin, it's worthwhile taking a moment to look back and review some of the significant events that occurred this year in the ongoing battle for democracy and representative state government.

Wisconsin Voters Rally for Fair Maps While Oral Arguments Begin

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Wisconsin Voters Rally for Fair Maps While Oral Arguments Begin

After more than a dozen years of pushback and struggle, the proponents of fair voting maps and ending partisan gerrymandering of state legislative districts in Wisconsin will finally get their day in court before the newly constituted Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Overwhelming Opposition to Flawed Redistricting Reform Bill at Public Hearing

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Overwhelming Opposition to Flawed Redistricting Reform Bill at Public Hearing

Opponents, including CC/WI Director Jay Heck’s lead-off testimony, cited "trust" issues and a flawed bill and process and a lack of bipartisan and citizen input. The hearing room was filled to capacity, with dozens testifying and not a single "citizen" spoke in full support of SB 488/AB 415.

50 State Report: Wisconsin Earns Failing Grade for Redistricting from Common Cause

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50 State Report: Wisconsin Earns Failing Grade for Redistricting from Common Cause

MADISON, WI — Today, Common Cause, the leading anti-gerrymandering group, published a report grading the redistricting process in all 50 states from the view of the community. The comprehensive report evaluates public access, outreach, and education in each state based on an analysis of more than 120 detailed surveys and more than 60 interviews.  

Deeply Flawed and Unsupportable Republican Redistricting Plan

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Deeply Flawed and Unsupportable Republican Redistricting Plan

On Thursday evening, September 14th, less than 48 hours after unveiling a massive, comprehensive overhaul plan for redistricting of Wisconsin’s state legislative districts, majority Assembly Republicans passed their legislation – Assembly Bill 415. The bill was drafted entirely in secret, with no consultation or input from Democrats or public interest groups who have long advocated for redistricting reform.

What you need to know to be a student voter in Wisconsin

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What you need to know to be a student voter in Wisconsin

Students can look up their school on the lists Common Cause Wisconsin and Campus Vote Project have compiled to see if the current student ID at their particular public, private, technical and community campuses in the state is an acceptable form of ID for voting.

Vos and Redistricting Reform in Wisconsin

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Vos and Redistricting Reform in Wisconsin

Vos's sudden embrace of nonpartisan redistricting reform legislation just doesn't pass the smell test.

Common Cause Wisconsin Strongly Supports Retaining Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator

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Common Cause Wisconsin Strongly Supports Retaining Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator

Testimony of Jay Heck, Executive Director, Common Cause Wisconsin for the August 29th Wisconsin Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections And Consumer Protection regarding support of retaining Meagan Wolfe as Administrator of the Wisconsin Elections Commission

Defending Student Voting Rights

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Defending Student Voting Rights

The amicus brief supports the rights of students to cast their votes from their campus addresses in La Crosse County

Encouraging Legal Challenge to Gerrymandered WI Maps

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Encouraging Legal Challenge to Gerrymandered WI Maps

Common Cause Wisconsin Encouraged by Strong Legal Challenge to Long Standing Hyper Partisan Gerrymandered State Legislative Voting Maps

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