The last time around Republicans did it in secret and destroyed records of their deliberations. By Matthew DeFour - Mar 2nd, 2021 09:52 am //end headline wrapper ?>Assembly Districts
Wisconsin lawmakers will soon begin redrawing congressional and state voting boundaries, in accordance with the latest Census. It’s a good time to reflect on how that process has played out before and for the public to demand greater transparency this time around.
A good example of how things ought not work comes from the last round of redistricting, in 2011.
In July of that year, Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature released new legislative district maps on a Friday, held a single public hearing in Madison five days later, and passed the maps a week after that. Republican Gov.