Most map proposals before Wisconsin Supreme Court would dilute GOP legislative majorities
Most map proposals before Wisconsin Supreme Court would dilute GOP legislative majorities
- January 16, 2024
- Bernie Grofman, poli sci, Wisconsin Public Radio, Jan. 16, 2024
If the 2022 election was held using new legislative voting maps proposed by parties to a state redistricting lawsuit, Republican lawmakers would be projected to maintain legislative majorities in almost every option. But those majorities would shrink significantly under most proposals seeking to replace Republican-drawn maps struck down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority. … The map submissions will be analyzed by University of California, Irvine Political Scientist Bernard Grofman and Carnegie Mellon University Political Scientist Jonathan Cervas, who were hired as redistricting consultants by the court. They have until Feb. 1 to issue a report on their findings.
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