“A New Day in Wisconsin”
On Monday, February 19, 2024, Governor Evers signed new legislative maps into law that create the opportunity for Wisconsin voters to elect a more balanced state legislature in November.
Governor Evers promised when he was elected in 2018 to fight for fair maps that are representative of ALL Wisconsinites. A lot has happened since then.
On Monday, February 19, 2024, with pro-democracy leaders, fair maps activists and state legislators looking on, Gov. Evers signed fair maps - the maps he submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court last month - into law. These maps will be in place for the 2024 elections and give Wisconsin voters a real shot at electing an accountable, representative, and balanced legislature for the first time since the extreme partisan gerrymander was imposed in 2011.
As the Governor stated at the press conference before the signing, "Folks, it's a new day in Wisconsin...few have been as consequential as this one."
The relentless activism of fair maps activists, pro-democracy organizations, and the Clarke v. Wisconsin Election Commission lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s legislative maps has brought us to this day.
This is a victory for the people of Wisconsin.
And then get ready to help educate voters about their new districts and, after the November election, help us get legislation passed that will create an independent, nonpartisan redistricting process for Wisconsin.