Politicians have done this by devising a broken system to undermine free and fair elections in Wisconsin — intentionally carving up our communities, drawing legislative maps so absurd and unequal that the leaders of our state Assembly, Senate and Congress are all but predetermined – despite the fact that in a democracy, voters should choose our leaders, not the other way around.
This has real-life consequences for people across Wisconsin, with legislators unaccountable at the ballot box for their relentless attacks on immigrants and Black people, such as the failure to restore driver’s licenses for immigrants and low-income people of color who are criminalized and also lose access to a driver’s license because they cannot afford to pay a fine, often unrelated to driving.
That’s why members of Voces de la Frontera and people across Wisconsin are coming together to call our state legislators and demand they support the proposal put forth by Gov. Tony Evers in his budget for a democratic and transparent plan for redistricting fair maps.
Members of Voces de la Frontera and people across Wisconsin are making our voices heard, contacting the People’s Maps Commission, telling commissioners what our communities need in our maps and in our democracy.