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Redistricting in Wisconsin is the process by which boundaries are redrawn for municipal wards, Wisconsin State Assembly districts, Wisconsin State Senate districts, and Wisconsin's congressional districts. Redistricting typically occurs—as in other U.S. states—once every decade, usually in the year after the decennial United States census.
The proposed amendment also had its supporters, including the editorial board of the Wisconsin State Journal, [7] the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor, [8] and U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr. [9] The amendment passed, by a margin of 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent. [1]
Once the proposed amendment passes both houses for the first time, any further progress in the amendment's adoption must wait until after general elections have been held and the state legislature has reconvened with the members chosen in the new elections; then, both houses must vote a second time to accept the proposed amendment (without ...
The governor's broad power to allocate federal funds came into focus in 2020 when $5.7 billion in relief came to the state from federal laws known as the CARES Act, the American Rescue Plan Act ...
2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election. An amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution will appear on the ballot relating to voter ID requirements. April 7, 2026: 2026 Wisconsin Spring election. November 3, 2026: 2026 United States general election: 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. 2026 Wisconsin Senate election. 2026 Wisconsin State Assembly ...
Wisconsin voters Tuesday voted down two referendum questions that sought to give the state legislators more power over distributing federal funding, a move that could have upended how billions of ...
The court was in the process of selecting a remedial plan when the legislature chose to pass the map proposed by governor Tony Evers. Evers signed the plan into law on February 19, 2024. [ 2 ] Republicans showed the most favorability towards Evers' proposal due to pairing the least incumbents and providing Republicans with the best opportunity ...
Wisconsin voters rejected two amendments to the state constitution: To require that all state spending must be specifically appropriated by the legislature, not delegated to the executive or other agency. To require the governor to seek legislative approval before spending any money received from the federal government.