http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/voters-elkhorn-wi-getty-s430.jpg“Turnout still matters, but at the moment it doesn’t seem like results are so heavily pegged to turnout in the Senate race.” – Pollster Charles Franklin dissecting the results of the latest Marquette University Law School poll on Wednesday

SCOTUS Decision to Postpone New State Election Maps is Disappointing News for Wisconsin Voters

MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday to stay the order by federal judges that required Wisconsin to redraw its unconstitutional voting maps by this November. The stay means that even if the people ultimately win the Gill v Whitford court case in the U.S. Supreme Court, it will be tougher to have fair maps in place by the 2018 election.

“Candidates need time to prepare and campaign within their districts. We hope this case will be decided quickly, otherwise we could be facing another unfair election in 2018,” responded Robert Kraig, Executive Director of Citizen Action, which has been leading a statewide campaign for redistricting reform. “But we are not deterred. Our members are more committed than ever to fight for fair maps.”

In January, a federal trial panel ordered Wisconsin to redraw its election maps by November 2017 following the landmark decision last fall that Wisconsin’s legislative districts were an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. Attorney General Schimel appealed both the ruling and the order to redraw the maps. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide on the Gill v Whitford case within the year.

http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/kamala-harris-madison-2024-s449.pngDemocratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris makes pledge and explains the choice facing all Wisconsinites in Madison CapTimes Op-Ed Friday.

To date, 16 groups have reported spending $5.63 million, breaking the previous record $5.03 million set in the 2020 Wisconsin Supreme Court race.