Instead of simply ordering new maps that keep districts in one piece, the court’s liberal majority dropped in the requirement for new maps not to favor one party over another.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a high-stakes voting rights case that could upend the state's election maps, booting Republican lawmakers from oddly shaped districts that had cemented their majority for more than a decade, and trigger a ripple effect all the way to the White House.
Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Assembly has passed a sweeping redistricting reform plan that takes the power of drawing maps out of the hands of lawmakers and gives it to nonpartisan staff. But
Legislative proposals and potential action on elections and the Wisconsin Supreme Court from Wisconsin s lawmaking body could dramatically reshape the state ahead of the 2024 election.
Legislative proposals and potential action on elections and the Wisconsin Supreme Court from Wisconsin s lawmaking body could dramatically reshape the state ahead of the 2024 election.