Ban Gerrymandering in Wisconsin

By: Micheal Stearney

I would like to believe that the citizens of this community believe in the principles of fairness and integrity in governance. Toward this end, I encourage all to endorse the movement to ban gerrymandering in Wisconsin. Gerrymandering is the process of intentionally drawing voting district boundaries to advantage one party over the other.

In recent months, bills have been introduced in the Legislature to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin. The bipartisan support of the bills is not surprising. 56 counties representing over 80% of the state population have passed referendums or resolutions to end gerrymandering. Most referendums accrued support from 70-plus % of voters.