Fair Maps Work Needed!

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Fair Maps Work Needed!

Benjamin DePasquale, junior at Lawrence University has created a new podcast:
The Gerrymandered State
• Episode 1: The History of Gerrymandering in Wisconsin features Matt Rothschild, Exec Director at the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
• Episode 2: The Ramifications of Gerrymandering in Wisconsin - Ben talks with Outagamie County Board Supervisor Jerry Iverson, and Board Chair Jeff Nooyan.
• Episode 3: What Citizens Can Do Penny Bernard Schaber, 8th CD Fair Maps Team Leader and retired State Legislator, and Carlene Bechen, Organizing Director for the Fair Maps Coalition.

The People's Maps Commission Portal is still open to submit maps through July 31st. Make sure your community of interest is represented.

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Fair Maps Week of Action

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Fair Maps Week of Action

You’re Invited: Wisconsin Mapmaking Week of Action July 11-17, The Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition is hosting a Map Making Week of Action next week, from July 11 to 17. July marks your last chance to submit maps and written comments to the People’s Maps Commission (PMC) before the portal closes. Right now, there is no better way to have your voice heard in the redistricting process than to submit a community map of your own!

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Please Take the Community Health Survey!

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Please Take the Community Health Survey!

Memorial Medical Center and the Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron county health departments are working together to conduct each organization’s community health-needs assessment. Every three years, hospitals are required to conduct a needs assessment and every five years counties are required to complete one. The survey completion deadline is July 12.

The survey is available online at: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6398420/Community-Health-Survey

Paper copies of the survey may be requested by contacting Abby Miller at 715-685-5182 or ammiller@ashlandmmc.com We encourage all to participate in this survey and provide valuable feedback on the health needs in our community!

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Submit Your Budget Comments to the Joint Finance Committee by Noon April 30th

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Submit Your Budget Comments to the Joint Finance Committee by Noon April 30th

Biennial Budget Testimonies. Budget Comments will be accepted until Noon on April 30th.

What do you want the Joint Finance Committee to know about how money is being spent in Wisconsin? Do you feel we need more help with our roads and internet access? It's not too late to write personal testimonies and submit by the deadline of noon 4/30. It is not too late to put together a single issue short online comment or email.
Submit your comments online on the Joint Finance Committee Budget Public Comment Website
The general JFC email is : Budget.Comments@legis.wisconsin.gov

This article also has letters sent on behalf of the LWV-ABC which were crafted by our Economic Inequality Committee Co-Chairs, Linda Jorgenson and Jan Penn.

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Tell Your Legislators to End Gerrymandering

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Tell Your Legislators to End Gerrymandering

Beginning today, advocates of nonpartisan redistricting, including members of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, the Fair Maps Coalition Grassroots Team, and others, will begin a campaign of email messages to state legislators demanding a nonpartisan, non-gerrymandered mapping process in 2021. Please join us so that legislators hear from their constituents from all over the state!

Contact your legislators today by customizing this email template to express your concerns about the impacts of partisan gerrymandering.

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Attend a Running for Local Office Information Session via Zoom

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Attend a Running for Local Office Information Session via Zoom

UW-Madison Division of Extension Bayfield County has an Information Session for residents interested in Running for Local Office this election cycle (Town Supervisors, City Council Members, School Board Members). Scott Fibert, Bayfield County Clerk will be on hand to provide accurate info, and we’ll have ample time for folks to ask questions.

The short zoom will happen next Monday, December 14th at 7pm.

Participants need to be registered to attend: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtde-tqjMpG9DaslhJ2r442XV6sqTvKxgg

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Fair Maps: Submit a Public Comment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Fair Maps: Submit a Public Comment to the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Below you will find a call to action on fair redistricting. We need you to contact the Wisconsin Supreme Court to share your opinion about the proposed rule that would allow the Wisconsin Supreme Court to claim jurisdiction on any future redistricting legislation, effectively limiting the review of fair maps and rushing the process altogether. Please take a moment to submit your public comments before November 22 at 5 pm! Submit a written comment.

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