
Dedicated to nonpartisan redrawing of election maps in 2021.
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Redistricting in 2021
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According to the Constitution, every ten years, after the Census is taken, the states must redraw the boundaries for the State Senate, State Assembly and US House of Representatives. This is called redistricting. New maps will be drawn in 2021, based on data from the 2020 Census.
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10 Things You Should Know About Redistricting: from LWV-US
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History of Redistricting in Wisconsin: video (5:22) from People’s Maps Commission
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What is Partisan Gerrymandering?
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What is Partisan Gerrymandering?: from Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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How District Maps were Drawn in 2011
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How District Maps were Drawn in 2011: from Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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Solutions to End Partisan Gerrymandering
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The Iowa Model: from National Conference of State Legislatures
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Related Videos
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Nonpartisan Redistricting in Wisconsin: Fighting for Democracy: Fair Maps in WI, video (3:18) from Wisconsin Farmers Union
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Testing the Limits of Partisan Gerrymandering: PBS Newshour segment, October 1, 2017, video (9:01)
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Timeline: WI Fair Maps Resolutions and Referendums: from Fair Maps Coalition, November 4, 2020, video (1:46)
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Gerrymandering, explained: produced by The Washington Post, November 2017, video (2:41).
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On the Issues: Revising Redistricting with T Cullen & D Schultz: (click on WATCH NOW within the link). Video (40:39), from Marquette University Law School, October 2020
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What you can do
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Educate yourself about the redistricting process, the history of gerrymandering, and other states’ nonpartisan redistricting models
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Tell your state legislators that you support nonpartisan redistricting in 2021
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Ask your legislators to survey their constituents’ opinion on nonpartisan redistricting
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Ask your legislators to support Senate and Assembly bills on nonpartisan redistricting
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Ask your legislators for a public hearing on Senate and Assembly bills on nonpartisan redistricting
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Write a letter to the editor supporting nonpartisan redistricting
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Participate in the public hearings by the People’s Maps Commission
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Find your State Legislators
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Participate in the People’s Maps Commission
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LWV-WI: Fair Maps Toolkit
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WI Democracy Campaign: Toolkit
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Support other nonpartisan groups working for fair maps
