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Uniform administration of elections should be protected by the Wisconsin Constitution. Voters deserve equal access and ballots should be handled the same whether in Wauwatosa or Wautoma, Madison or Minocqua.
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If this was Scott Walker instead of Tony Evers, this story would be a headline story in every newspaper across the State every single day. Since it is Evers however, there is relative silence and apologist coverage.wisconsinrightnow.com/2022/1…
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How to say you haven't purchased gas or groceries this year without saying you haven't purchased gas or groceries this year...
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And this is where the dishonest nature of this group came into play.
The Evers maps did, in fact, contain numerous examples of partisan gerrymandering -- and this group helped provide cover to the Gover.
Here is an example we've used in the past of an Evers gerrymander.
Replying to @AJBayatpour
The Princeton project gave Evers's maps an 'A' rating for partisan balance.
SCOWIS originally adopted those maps but SCOTUS sent them back, asking for evidence the Evers maps didn't violate the Voting Rights Act by adding a 7th majority-Black Assembly district in Milwaukee.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
I'm shocked to learn that a group claiming to be against gerrymandering would collude to manipulate data. Absolutely shocked (sarcasm).
So, it appears @princetongerry was manipulating data to benefit Democrats. They gave @GovEvers an "A" grade for his unlawful map. Is anyone going to ask if Evers had contact with @SamWangPhD?
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
People who believe that the maps drawn by the Republican legislatures were a gerrymander and that the maps drawn by @GovEvers were not need to rethink things. That belief is either naive or partisan.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Jan 19th🧵 from @CSWisconsin explores why the Evers' map had fatal flaws leaving the leg plan as the best remaining alternative before the court.
I have previously outlined flaws in the leg plan, but noted they are not fatal. Thus, the success chance of DEM appeal is very low.
Today's 🧵... Redistricting oral arguments happening before the SCOWIS today. Our Executive Director @joeminocqua conducted an extensive analysis of the 6 maps under consideration.
Summary: They all have flaws. But the Legislature’s map performs the best on the legal criteria.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
NEW: Wisconsin Supreme Court selects legislature's maps. "the maps proposed by the Wisconsin Legislature are race neutral. ...we adopt the state senate and assembly maps proposed by the Legislature for the State of Wisconsin."
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Who needs to pass loopholes, right?
Just don't pay your taxes in the first place! jsonline.com/story/news/inve…
The only way to ensure long-term uniform administration of election laws (regardless of which party controls the legislature or Governor's office) is to amend the State Constitution. See more about our Election Integrity Initiative here: commonsensewisconsin.com/ele…
He tweets this. He says this.
Yet, Governor Evers' redistricting scheme (since rejected by the US Supreme Court) split 115 municipalities. Far more than other maps submitted.
7-2 SCOTUS agreed.
Replying to @CSWisconsin
The key takeaways from his hypocrisy:
Evers' super-secret submission is not a least change map.
Even if it were, it is inferior to the Legislative plan on the other redistricting criteria.
The Evers plan threatens 30 yrs of progress on minority representation in the Legislature.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
If given the opportunity, perhaps the leg could also improve on their core retention numbers.
Replying to @joeminocqua
The Legislature could also fix its own flaw. As their counsel noted in a prior brief, the line between AD10 and AD11 could be moved to avoid the packing problem found in the legislative plan.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Would "non-partisan" reform violate the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause as badly as your maps?
Golly folks, we already know the answer: The Gov did create a "non-partisan" commission -- Its maps also violated the VRA and the 14th Amendment.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
One under-reported (but noted by @CSWisconsin) aspect of the now-rejected Evers map was that it divided the Oneida Tribal Nation.
The leg map and the maps I prepared for CS keep the Nation intact. Another example of unnecessary harm to a minority community by the Evers map.
SCOTUS rejects Gov. Evers state legislative maps. To this day we don't know who drew the maps and what directions they were given. His plan was the most secretive redistricting scheme in Wisconsin history.
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Replying to @journalsentinel
We could ask the person(s) who drew the maps why they chose to not follow the Voting Rights Act, but since the maps were drawn in secret...
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Re-upping this @CSWisconsin tweet from December. The Evers maps had a fatal flaw regarding the VRA and 14th Amendment. Here is a key paragraph from today's ruling from SCOTUS:
Replying to @CSWisconsin
VRA – The Common Sense and Legislative maps clearly do a better job of replicating the Voting Rights Act districts approved and drawn by the Court in 2012. The CS map is not before the court, however. This leaves the Legislative plan as the clear choice.

















