Legislative Developments

Statement to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns & Elections on AB385 relating to online credit card contributions

Money In Politics Bills and Resolutions Circulating Through the Statehouse: A Breakdown

Were you listening? An open letter to the Joint Finance Committee

WDC's Remarks at the Introduction of a Statewide Advisory Referendum on an Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to Overturn Citizens United (SJR38/AJR42)

Testimony in Opposition to Requiring Photo ID to Vote in Elections (AJR1/SJR2)

Why We Need DEI, Not Its Erasure (AJR109)

Fair Maps Arrive in Wisconsin After Years of Partisan Gerrymandering (Support SSA1 to SB488)

Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition Statement on Republican Passed Maps (Oppose SSA1 to AB415)

Vote No! on Robin Vos' Gerrymandered Maps (SSA1 to AB415)

On the 14th Anniversary of Citizens United, WDC Calls for Campaign Finance Reforms (Campaign Integrity Package including SJR82/AJR92)

Limit Foreign and Artificial Intelligence Influence on Wisconsin Elections (AB760, AB664, AB599)

Check Out the Interests and Money For and Against the Ranked-Choice Voting Bills (SB528/AB563)

Protect Free Speech for Student Journalists (AB551/SB571)

Campaign Finance Reform Package is Good for Wisconsin (SB599-604; SJR82)

Don't Rush Our Maps (SB488/AB415 testimony)

Voting Ain’t Easy in Wisconsin. But It Should Be. (SJR73/AJR78 Voter Photo ID Constitutional Amendment)

GOP Lawmakers Want Out of Anti-Voter Fraud Services (AB490/SB472)

Why Wisconsin Needs Fair Maps Now (AB415)

“Non-partisan” Redistricting Then and Now (AB415)

Wisconsin Fairmaps Coalition Stands Firm Against Opaque Redistricting Powergrab (oppose AB415)

No More SLAPPs in Wisconsin (support LRB23-4177)

Let Children be Children (LRB-3005)

Bad Deal on Shared Revenue Bill (AB245/SB301)

Don't Make It Harder for Service Members to Vote (AB299)

Say No to the "Riot Bill" (AB70/SB96)

Don't Abridge Our Right to Petition Our Government! (SB301, companion to AB245)

Do Not Muffle Our Voices (AB245)

Gerrymandering and Public Policy (Budget hearing on public education testimony)

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Supports New Sunshine Law (SB146/AB164)

State Reps Hong and Shelton Reintroduce Economic Justice Bill of Rights (AJR24)

Proclaiming March 31st as Cesar Chavez Day In Wisconsin

Rothschild Tells Spindell to Resign (testimony to Wisconsin Elections Commission includes statement on SS 089-22 Concerning the Conduct, Regulation, and Accommodation of Election Observers)

Republicans and Democrats Are Working Together on Expungement (AB37/SB38)

Citizens United at 13

Tossing Ballots for the Pettiest Reasons (Testimony relating to EmR 2209 before the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules)

Evers Saves the Day on Anti-Voting Bills

Republicans in Wisconsin Try to Curb Our Freedom to Vote (SB934, SB935, SB936, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB943)

Unlock The Vote to Eradicate Ages Old Jim Crow Legislation (AB1068-1071)

A Barrage of Bad Election Bills (SB934, SB935, SB936, SB937, SB939, SB940, SB941, SB943, and SJR101)

We say defund, Republicans say fund, fund, fund! (AB831/ AB836/ AB837)(AB831/ AB836/ AB837)

Gov Evers Must Veto "Riot Bill" (SB296)

Friday Press Conference to Overturn Citizens United (AJR78/SJR61) (Matt's statement and event recording)

New GOP Bill in Wisconsin Is a Modern-Day Poll Tax

New GOP Bill Would Dissolve the Wisconsin Elections Commission

New GOP Bill in Wisconsin Is a Modern-Day Poll Tax (SB873/AB918)

New GOP Bill Would Dissolve the Wisconsin Elections Commission (AB981)

Wisconsin Republican Floats Way to Nullify Elections (AB983)

Disgraceful Attacks on Wisconsin Elections Commission (Testimony to the Wisconsin Elections Commission regarding the Legislative Audit Bureau's report on elections)

Thank You Gov. Evers for Vetoing Rigged Maps (SB621)

A Few Points About the Audit Bureau Report on Elections Administration (Audit Report 21-19)

Vos Confesses at Redistricting Hearing (SB621/AB624)

Matt Rothschild's Statement at Press Conference Against Gerrymandered Maps Prior to Public Hearing (SB621/AB624)

Reject Gerrymandered Maps (joint committee hearing testimony in opposition to SB621/AB624)

Stop the GOP Re-rigging of our maps (SB621/AB624, SB622/AB625)

Wisconsin Needs Birth Equity (Birth Equity Act)

Sen. Kooyenga asks for a public hearing on banning gerrymandering (SB389/AB395)

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign's position on redistricting (letter to Senate Majority Leader LeMahieu and Speaker Vos)

Vos, LeMahieu Ready to Rig the Maps Again (AJR 80)

Assembly Wrong to Curtail Teaching on Racism and Sexism (AB411)

Praise for Evers' Veto of Anti-Voting Bills

Dems Seek Public Hearings on Fair Maps Bills (SB 389/AB 395)

Fixing Wisconsin's Broken Campaign Finance System (Campaign Integrity Package)

Evers Thankfully Vetoes Delay in Local Redistricting

Wisconsinites Need a Living Wage Now!

GOP Assembly Changes Police Use-of-force Bill at Contributor's Behest

Wisconsin Faith Leaders Decry Anti-Voter Bills

No Delay in Local Redistricting (testimony to Senate Committee on SB385)

Don't Extend the Gerrymander (testimony to Assembly Committee on AB369)

We Deserve Fair Maps (LRB21-0756 bill introduction press conference)

Say NO to These Anti-Voter Bills in Wisconsin (testimony to Senate committee on SB203, 206, 209 and 212)

Evers's Budget Moves Wisconsin Forward (testimony to Jt. Finance Committee on April 28, 2021)

Two of the Worst Anti-Voter Bills in Wisconsin (testimony to Assembly committee on AB179 companion to SB205; AB201 companion to SB204)

Don't Make It Harder to Vote Absentee (SB204 and SB205)

Don't Legalize Harrassment of Election Workers (AB194 companion to SB213)

Don't Turn Away Poll Workers (AB173 companion to SB207)

Don't Interfere With the Freedom to Vote (Senate Bills 207, 210, 213)

Governor's Budget Offers Undocumented Students a Brighter Future

Servers Should Not Have to Depend on the Goodwill of Strangers (SB286)

No More Rigged Maps

Economic Justice Bill of Rights Gives a Glimmer of Hope (AJR24)

Wisconsin GOP’s Misguided Move on Amending the Constitution (AJR9)

Say No to Voter Suppression Bills (Senate Bills 204-206)

Praise for Governor Evers's Budget

Covid, Campaign Finance, and Unfair Maps

Praise for Evers on Fair Maps (Responding to State of the State address)

Don't Trash the Vote!

Wisconsin Governor Evers Must Enforce His Executive Order to Expand Access to Photo ID

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Call for U.S. Constitutional Convention

Bring Open Meetings Law into the 21st Century

When's the Hearing on more important bills dealing with our campaigns and elections?

Gov. Evers Stresses Fair Maps at Black History Month Celebration

Dem Legislators Denounce Citizens United

Citizens United in Wisconsin: A Decade of Disaster

Wisconsin Assembly Passes Call for U.S. Constitutional Convention (AJR77)

When's the hearing on more important bills dealing with our campaigns and elections?

Evers Pushes Nonpartisan Redistricting

Dem Legislators Denounce Citizens United (AJR11/SJR9, LRB-1092, and LRB-5316)

Lawmakers seek to amend the state constitution to ban gerrymandering (SJR87/AJR124)

Spreitzer, Miller Introduce Ranked-Choice Voting (LRB-1066)

WDC Opposes Convention of the States (SJR57/AJR77)

Unlock the Vote! AB477 and AB400

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign on Gov’s Veto Power (SJR59/AJR108)

A Democracy with Fair Play (AB303/SB288 nonpartisan redistricting reform)

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Urges Joint Finance to Keep Fair Maps Funding in the State Budget

Sen. Larson Leads on Campaign Finance Reform (SB75-81, LRB-1092)

Rep. Sargent Pushes Campaign Reform (LRB-1319)

Subeck, Hansen Push Referendum to Overturn Citizens United (AJR11/SJR9)

Why Marsy's Law is Flawed (AJR1/ SJR2)

WMC Behind Lame-Duck Anti-Regulation Bill (AB1070)

Anti-Prevailing Wage Bill is Part of Lame-Duck (AB1069)

WDC Testimony Against GOP Proposed Change to Special Elections Law (AB947)

A Bill to Shine a Light on ALEC (LRB-0544)

Testimony in Opposition to AB553, the “Anti-BDS Bill”

Walker signs bill to stack constitutional convention (AB165/SB107)

Senate to vote on GOP bills for constitutional convention (AJR20, AJR21)

“Marsy’s Law” has constitutional flaw (AJR47/SJR53)

WDC testimony before Senate committee in oppostion to ‘riot’ bills (SB303, 304, 305)

“Riot bill” amended, still flawed (AB395)

Democrats offer bill to increase Wisconsin Elections Commission staff (LRB-4363)

WDC testimony before Assembly committee opposing ‘riot’ bill (AB395)

WDC testimony opposing bill to eliminate state rules (SB295)

Walker approves WMC, Koch-backed anti-regulation bill (SB15--2017 Wis Act 57)

Democrats want more disclosure by electioneering groups (SB375)

WDC opposes more WMC, Koch-backed anti-regulation bills (SB15 and AB317)

Statement supporting Sen. Larson's Campaign Integrity Package (SB352-358, SB375)

WDC opposes SB295/AB384, bill backed by Koch and other big business groups to bury regs

WDC opposes AB299, restricting free-speech in the University of Wisconsin System

WDC supports AB137 requiring more judicial donor transparency

Why we need a statewide referendum to help overturn Citizens United (support for AJR53/SJR54)

Why AB153/SB102, the “We Hate Jill Stein” bill, is bad

WDC opposes AB109 on Dane County zoning

WDC testimony on proposed Article V Constitutional Convention (AJR20/SJR19, AJR21/SJR18, AB165/SB107)

Democrat wants to change judicial recusal requirements (Wisconsin Fair Courts Reforms AB132-137)

Wisconsin GOP backs article V convention. No Dems allowed! (AJR20/SJR19, AJR21/SJR18, AB165/SB107)

Wisconsin Legislators Denounce Islamophobia (SJR9)

Dems offer proposal for new redistricting process (SB13/AB44)

WDC statement on legislative and congressional redistricting (Assembly Bill 328 and Senate Bill 58)

WDC testimony opposing AB 723, regulating photo ID cards issued by local units of government

Coalition letter to Senators in opposition to SB 295 eliminating voter registration drives

Wisconsin  Republicans try to crush voter registration drives

WDC opposes Senate Bill 533 regulating photo ID cards issued by local units of government

WDC testimony in opposition to creating a legislative office of inspector general (Assembly Bill 382)

Dark day for Wisconsin, but it won’t last (AB387 and AB388)

Statement on Governor Walker signing bill dismantling the GAB (AB388)

Dark day in Madison, sunny dawn in Milwaukee (Final passage - AB387 and AB388)

The mugging of democracy in Wisconsin (Senate passage - AB387 and AB388)

Press conference on proposals to gut Wisconsin's campaign finance laws (Video)

Testimony on Government Accountability Board and Campaign Finance 'Reforms' (Oppose AB387/SB292 and AB388/SB294)

GOP bill guts state campaign finance law (Oppose AB387/SB292)

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign denounces Republican plan to smash the GAB (Oppose AB388/SB294)

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign supports Iowa-model redistricting reform (Support SB58/AB328)

Efforts to curb gerrymandering grow confidence following U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Support SB58)

Leading good government groups in Wisconsin denounce bill to destroy audit bureau

We don’t need more secret campaign money (Oppose AB176)

Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Backs Bill to Cloak Campaign Contributions (Oppose AB176)

Testimony on Chapter 11 rewrite, regarding campaign finance

Wisconsin Assemblywoman Introduces Resolution to Overturn Citizens United (Support AJR8/SJR12)

WDC statement regarding Audit Report 14-14: Government Accountability Board

Who funds sponsors of the state Supreme Court bill?

Why are they afraid to hear the people?

WDC testimony on 'More Money in Politics' bill

WDC testimony on Assembly anti-dislosure legislaton

WDC testimony on Senate anti-disclosure legislation

Anti-disclosure legislation to get hearing Thursday

Coalition urges Senate to reject ‘More Big Money in Politics’ bill

Legislation calls for statewide vote on Citizens United

Bipartisan deal in works to double political donation limits

Was anyone heard at yesterday’s hearing?

WDC testimony in opposition to Assembly Bill 225

What killing democracy looks like

Anti-democracy bill on fast track

Coming soon...the “Govern Without Public Support Act”

Memo on obsolete campaign and ethics laws

Groups launch effort to end legal political bribery

Groups call for hearings on reform

Groups call for election money overhaul

WDC memo to Assembly on anti-disclosure bill (AB196)

Another attack on campaign dislosure

WDC memo to senators on anti-disclosure bill (SB292)

Committee OKs anti-disclosure bill

Testimony on disclosure (SB292)

Testimony on redistricting plan (SB148/149/150)

Response to Arizona public financing case

Commentary on JCRAR rolling back existing GAB rules and prohibiting future rulemaking requiring disclosure of corporate electioneering

WDC testimony on out-of-state committee reporting requirements

Voter ID

WDC testimony on judicial recusal

Candidates respond about ethics, other issues

WDC testimony on judicial discipline

Fee speech advocates sue to block election spending disclosure

Candidates asked about ethics, other issues

Rule closing "issue ad" loophole takes effect August 1 (pdf file)

WDC statement on GAB action closing “issue ad” loophole

WDC testimony on shareholder consent (pdf file)

With court election reform done, closing “issue ad” loophole is next

Governor signs Impartial Justice bill

WDC urges governor to sign Impartial Justice

WDC statement on passage of Impartial Justice

WDC testimony at Assembly informational hearing on campaign finance reform

WDC testimony on impartial justice and electioneering disclosure bills

Groups send letter to committees on reform bills

Joint public hearing on reform to be held in Madison and Eau Claire on May 27

WDC statement on Assembly fundraising ban during the state budget process

Letter to Governor and Legislature calling for campaign finance reform

Big win for reform: WDC statement on GAB’s new rules for issue ads

Majority of new Legislature on record in favor of reform

Candidates leave voters guessing on reform

Ethics questionnaire sent to all legislative candidates

New guide brings redistricting out into the open

Support for reform runs strong in Wisconsin

WDC ranks legislators on political reform

Lawmakers told to keep working

Senate committee approves 6 reform bills

Senate passes Impartial Justice bill

Senate to vote on Impartial Justice bill

Testimony on special session legislation

Senate to set special session in motion

Testimony on Clean Elections bill

Memo to the Government Accountability Board regarding expectations

Testimony on budget fundraising ban

The end of the beginning

Governor calls special session on campaign finance reform

Frankenstein veto testimony (pdf file)

Senate passes 3 reform bills

Citizens demonstrate for judicial ethics

WDC testimony on campaign finance reform

Brennan Center finds Wisconsin campaign finance laws lacking

WDC statement on passage of ethics reform bill

Poison pill removed from ethics bill

Legislature keeps moving on ethics reform bill

WDC testimony on January 2007 Special Session Assembly Bill 1

WDC statement on latest ethics reform proposal

Governor calls special session on ethics

Bipartisan agreement reached on ethics reform

No more excuses! Ethics reform has enough votes

Voters’ #1 concern

Landmark survey of public attitudes shows distrust of government, faith in reform

Ethics survey reopened for late responses

Candidates for legislature and statewide offices respond to questionnaire

Questionnaire for fall 2006 government ethics voter guide

Governor urged to call special session on ethics reform

With friends like these . . .

A ruckus for reform

WDC testimony on Senate Bill 1

‘Public Telling’ draws overflow crowd

People’s Legislature to hold ‘Public Telling’

Pictures from the People’s Legislature Rally

People’s Legislature to Lobbyists’ Legislature: Sweep it clean

31 groups back reform agenda

New reform bill keeps soft money loophole

WDC proposes reform agenda

WDC calls for new vote on disclosure

Public let down again

Democrats flip flop on campaign reform

Elections Board buys time on issue ad disclosure

WDC statement on new campaign reform bill

Doyle dithers on reform

Statement on US Supreme Court’s campaign finance ruling

WDC renews media campaign for reform

WDC endorses new impartial justice bill

WDC memo concerning Voter ID Bill

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign testimony on Senate Bill 12

Groups urge new governor and legislature to take action on reform

Political corruption cause of state budget mess

Federal judge strikes down campaign reform law as expected

Special session must address root causes of corruption

Incumbents won’t allow true reform

52 Candidates pledge ‘Clean Sweep’, most incumbents take the fifth

Candidates asked to pledge ‘clean sweep’ of capitol

WDC urges partial veto of campaign reform plan

Budget deal includes campaign reform

Freese rant draws WDC response

WDC responds to latest reform proposal

Campaign finance reform in the budget repair bill

McCallum throws cold water on reform talks

Governor urged to call special session on campaign finance reform

Legislature needs to work overtime on campaign finance reform

Governor obstructs reform

Open letter to governor on Senate Bill 104

Campaign finance reform needed to fix budget mess

Small change buys big change

McCallum ducks, Doyle dodges on campaign reform

WDC calls question on reform bill

Joint Finance urged to use caucus money for Ellis-George reform bill

Reform groups ask Chvala to allow vote on Ellis-George campaign finance reform compromise

Bipartisan group sponsors bill

Voters First initiative