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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Nonbinding Redistricting Plan Question (April 2020)
- Election date: April 7, 2020
- Registration deadline(s): March 18 (via mail), March 30 (online), April 7 (in person)
- Online registration: Click here.
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Required. Click here to view a list of acceptable forms of ID.
- Early voting starts: Varies based on municipality. Find your municipal clerk here.
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): April 7, 2020 (postmark and in-person return deadline)
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central Time
| Milwaukee County Nonbinding Redistricting Plan Question | |
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| Election date April 7, 2020 | |
| Topic Local advisory vote | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
A nonbinding question was on the ballot for voters in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, on April 7, 2020.[1] It was approved.
| A "yes" vote supported advising the Wisconsin State Legislature to create a nonpartisan redistricting plan for state legislative and congressional boundaries. |
| A "no" vote opposed advising the Wisconsin State Legislature to create a nonpartisan redistricting plan for state legislative and congressional boundaries, thereby maintaining the existing process where the districts are drawn by the legislature and approved by the governor. |
Eight other counties approved similar nonbinding redistricting questions on ballots in April.[2]
Election results
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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Nonbinding Redistricting Plan Question (April 2020) |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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150,003 | 79.48% | ||
| No | 38,721 | 20.52% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[3]
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Should the Wisconsin Legislature create a nonpartisan procedure for the preparation of Legislative and Congressional district plans and maps?[4] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Background
Redistricting practices in Wisconsin
- See also: Redistricting in Wisconsin
At the time of the election, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries were drawn by the Wisconsin State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor. The Wisconsin Constitution requires that state legislative districts be compact and "that they be bounded by county, precinct, town, or ward lines where possible." The state constitution further stipulates that state legislative districts should be contiguous.[5]
Following the 2010 United States Census, Wisconsin was apportioned eight congressional seats. Wisconsin's State Assembly is made up of 99 districts, and Wisconsin's State Senate is made up of 33 districts.
Procedures for congressional redistricting in U.S.
Most states are required to draw new congressional district lines every 10 years following completion of United States Census (those states comprising one congressional district are not required to redistrict). In 33 of these states, state legislatures play the dominant role in congressional redistricting. In nine states, commissions draw congressional district lines. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which the legislatures share redistricting authority with commissions. The remaining states comprise one congressional district each, rendering redistricting unnecessary. See the map and table below for further details.[6][7]
Procedures for state legislative redistricting in U.S.
In 34 of the 50 states, state legislatures play the dominant role in state legislative redistricting. Commissions draw state legislative district lines in 14 states. In two states, hybrid systems are used, in which state legislature share redistricting authority with commissions. See the map and table below for further details.[6][7][8]
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a 12-3 vote of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on November 7, 2019.[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBallotLanguage - ↑ Wisconsin Elections Commission, "Wisconsin County Election Websites," accessed April 23, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, "November 7, 2019 Meeting Minutes," accessed March 24, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Wisconsin," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 All About Redistricting, "National Summary," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The American Redistricting Project, "State," accessed July 29, 2024
- ↑ NCSL, "Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative Plans," December 10, 2021
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