MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — An 11th hour change is proposed to how Wisconsin’s legislative districts are drawn.
With a legal challenge to existing drawn maps pending in the state Supreme Court, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Tuesday announced that the Assembly will vote Thursday on an Iowa-style system for drawing maps.
Under the Iowa system, a nonpartisan body draws maps that are then subject to up or down votes by the Legislature.
“If you’re sick of the arguing, if you’re sick of the vitriol, if you want people to work together, this is a better way for us to do it,” Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said at a news conference.
Democratic Governor Tony Evers blasted the action, noting there’s been “no public hearing or any other public consideration.” Evers questioned whether the Republican proposal is truly nonpartisan, calling it “bogus.”
