Democrats sue state election officials over 2011 redistricting.
A group of Democrats sued state election officials Wednesday over election maps Republicans drew in 2011 that helped give them a firm grip on the Legislature.
The lawsuit comes two years after a panel of three federal judges in separate litigation redrew two Assembly districts and blasted GOP lawmakers for drawing the maps in secret. That panel found the two districts on Milwaukee's south side violated the voting rights of Latinos, but it upheld all the other legislative maps, allowing Republicans to keep their advantage in elections.
The new lawsuit seeks to change that by arguing the maps are so partisan as to be unconstitutional.
"This kind of partisan gerrymandering...is unconstitutional because it treats voters unequally, diluting their voting power based on their political beliefs, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection, and because it unreasonably burdens their First Amendment rights of association and free speech," Milwaukee attorney Peter Earle wrote in the lawsuit, brought with backing of a group called Fair Elections Project Wisconsin.
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devilsadvocatesradio @devilradio 6h6 hours ago
Former D-Sen Tim Cullen and R-Sen Dale Schultz support Federal suit to overturn gerrymandered WI Assembly District. pic.twitter.com/7JCvPx3rIr
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El Gato @beehonest01 2h2 hours ago
@devilradio @Bobby_L_F @js_politics reported Rep Sean Duffy wanted more dems cut from district, Paul Ryan said NO pic.twitter.com/NWIr0Cu7G8
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Progressive DEFOREST @Bobby_L_F 2h2 hours ago
@beehonest01 @devilradio @js_politics Windsor-DeForest went from 1 senator, 1 rep to 3 senators and 3 reps. Completely upsidedown world.
