Wisconsin

Conservative Lawsuit Forces Wisconsin to Purge 200,000 Voters Before 2020 Election

| Importance: 8/10

A Wisconsin judge orders the state Elections Commission to immediately remove over 200,000 voters from registration rolls following a lawsuit by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL). The purge targets voters flagged as potential “movers” based on data …

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Wisconsin Becomes 25th Right-to-Work State, Completing ALEC's Union Destruction

| Importance: 9/10

Governor Scott Walker signs private sector right-to-work legislation at an invitation-only ceremony at Badger Meter in Brown Deer, making Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state and completing the systematic destruction of union power in the state. After Act 10 (2011) eliminated collective bargaining …

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Wisconsin Republicans Pass Act 43 Gerrymandering Plan in Secret Process

| Importance: 8/10

Wisconsin Republicans pass 2011 Wisconsin Act 43, implementing extreme partisan gerrymandering through an unprecedented secret process. The redistricting plan, drawn behind closed doors at a private law firm with rank-and-file Republican legislators required to sign confidentiality agreements, …

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Wisconsin Act 10 Crushes Public Sector Unions Using ALEC Model Legislation

| Importance: 10/10

Governor Scott Walker signs Wisconsin Act 10, eliminating collective bargaining rights for most public employees and marking one of the most significant defeats for organized labor in modern American history. The legislation, introduced February 14, 2011, ends collective bargaining for everything …

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