State legislatures around the country — plagued by partisan division, uncompetitive races and gerrymandering — reflect the current pressures on democracy.
Tag: Redistricting and Reapportionment
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election: Protasiewicz Wins With Abortion Message
Janet Protasiewicz prevailed in the state’s highly consequential contest for the Supreme Court, which will now be likely to reverse the state’s abortion ban and end the use of gerrymandered legislative maps.
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Wisconsin Court Candidates Clash Over Abortion and Democracy
In their lone debate, Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, and Daniel Kelly, a conservative, unleashed searing attacks on each other. At stake is a crucial seat on the battleground state’s Supreme Court.
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In Wisconsin, Liberals Barrage Conservative Supreme Court Candidate With Attack Ads
Daniel Kelly, the conservative candidate for a swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, promised that help was on the way. But his campaign has already been outspent on TV by $9.1 million to nothing.
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No Rest Between Censuses for Congressional Mapmakers
What used to be a once-a-decade redistricting fight between political parties is now in perpetual motion, and up to 29 seats in 14 states are already at risk of being redrawn.