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There seems to be only one thing people of both political parties can agree on -- our legislative process is broken. Compromise is rare, most elections have pre-ordained winners, and incumbents feel free to ignore constituents who disagree with them. Fortunately, we have an opportunity to fix the problem once and for all.  We can restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a state that works by and for the people, and we have introduced legislation that can do just that. We are two elected officials who unequivocally believe that politicians should not draw political maps, which is why we are i...

OPINION  There seems to be only one thing people of both political parties can agree on – our legislative process is broken. Compromise is rare, most elections have pre-ordained winners and incumbents feel free to ignore constituents who disagree with them. Fortunately we have an opportunity to fix the problem once and for all. We can restore Wisconsin’s reputation as a state that works by and for the people, and we have introduced legislation that can do just that. We are two elected officials who unequivocally believe politicians should not draw political maps, which is why ...

Rep. Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) expressed frustration about the Democrats’ failure to live up to its promise of cooperating fully with Republicans in creating fair maps. Durkin also went as far as 2016 to cite House Joint Resolution Constitutional Amendment 58 (HJRCA 58) which was a comprehensive bipartisan measure to put up an Independent Commission made up of eight members appointed by the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. "The bottom line is that the Democrats have absolutely no intention of holding to their promises on fair maps,” Durkin said. “The ones which they cam...

The League of Women Voters of Bucks County celebrated the "People Powered Fair Maps National Day of Action" on Thursday, April 29 at the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown.

April 27, 2021 The drawing of fair legislative district maps has become a key issue for the League of Women Voters.  In Wisconsin, the majority party has the privilege of redrawing voting district maps after every census.  League President Linda Reinhardt says the current method allows elected officials to pick their voters, rather than the other way around.  Reinhardt says this means many legislative seats are secure, and those representatives don’t need to listen to the opposing party or even constituents.  Reinhardt says volunteers will be leaving Fair Maps information on res...