Hi, I'm Denise, and this is your civic minute.
Here's something that might surprise you.
Across Wisconsin, 56 counties and dozens of municipalities
have passed resolutions calling for nonpartisan redistricting.
32 counties have put it to a countywide vote,
and voters approved it by overwhelming margins every single time.
This isn't a close call.
This isn't a partisan issue, at least not for the voters.
Across the political spectrum,
the people of Wisconsin have said,
take the politics out of drawing our maps.
And yet for over a decade, the legislature did nothing.
The resolution sat in a drawer.
The people in power chose not to listen.
The one reform that would make them accountable
is the one reform they refused to pass,
because they don't have to.
But right now there's a chance to break that cycle.
On April 14, the legislature convenes on special session
on redistricting reform.
56 counties have already said what they want.
Call your representative and remind them.
That's your civic minute.
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