WI Gov Signs Law Ending Republican Gerrymandering

February 19, 2024 Democrats, Politics

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday signed into law new maps that will shift the balance of power in a state Legislature that has been dominated by Republicans for more than a decade.

The new maps followed a change in the balance of the state Supreme Court from a 4-3 conservative majority to a 4-3 liberal edge after Janet Protasiewicz won a seat last year following the retirement of a conservative-leaning justice.

In December, the court ruled that the state’s existing maps, which experts have described as some of the most gerrymandered in the country, were unconstitutional, ordering new lines to be drawn ahead of the 2024 elections.

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed into law new legislative maps, ending Republicans’ gerrymander and giving Democrats a chance to retake the state.https://t.co/uGIGFw7LN0

— The New Republic (@newrepublic) February 19, 2024