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How to legally rig an election
Divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition in as few districts as possible. – Merriam Webster Dictionary definition of Gerrymandering
This is legal in the United States, and in the state of Wisconsin.
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Why can’t Wisconsin keep a mask mandate? Gerrymandering
Feb 4, 2021
Our Legislature could be doing more to help Wisconsinites, but they aren’t By Mel Barnes It didn’t have to be this way. Our state Legislature could be doing more to help Wisconsinites, but they aren’t. Why? Because too many legislative districts are drawn so that...
Effects of gerrymandering felt in Wisconsin as governor, GOP clash over Covid restrictions
Jan 27, 2021
By Deon J. Hampton At one point during the pandemic, Black residents of Milwaukee County were six times more likely to die from the coronavirus than Wisconsin's white residents, state health officials said. The state's governor, Tony Evers, a Democrat in his first...
Reapportioning electoral votes would bring gerrymandering to presidential elections
Jan 27, 2021
By David Foust Dear Editor: I recently saw an alarming op-ed written by Jay Heck about some GOP proposals surrounding how electoral votes are counted in Wisconsin. Apparently, there is a new proposal to apportion them by congressional district in the state...
“Thousands of citizens across the state, both Republicans and Democrats, want a fair, open, transparent, honest redistricting process.“
Director, Fair Elections Project