Tuesday, January 17 - WisDems Voter Protection Kickoff / Wisconsin 2023 Election Activities
Action You Can Take Today
Action 1: WisDems VoPro Spring Election Kickoff with Chair Ben Wikler on Thursday, January 19 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (virtual event)
Action 2: Wisconsin 2023 Election Activities
Action 1: WisDems Voter Protection Kickoff Thursday
If you didn’t know Wisconsin had another election coming up, you are not alone. Right now, conservatives control the state's supreme court by a 4-3 majority, but with the conservative Chief Justice retiring, we have the opportunity to flip the court and make real progress for Wisconsinites. Conservatives on the state Supreme Court have handed down some of the most damaging voting rights decisions nationwide just in the past year (anyone remember ballot dropboxes or the abandonment of fairer maps?).
And after Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, the court was a hair's breadth from throwing out hundreds of thousands of validly-cast ballots and flipping the state to Donald Trump—that only didn’t happen because one conservative justice voted with the progressives on the court to uphold the fundamental democratic premise that all legally voted ballots should count. This is our chance to change all that and secure a progressive majority!
The election is in less than 90 days, so WidDems are kicking off their 2023 Voter Protection program on Thursday, January 19th, at 6pm CT on Zoom. WisDems Chair Ben Wikler will talk through the plan to flip the court, and why Voter Protection work is once again at the forefront of our fight for democracy in Wisconsin.
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Action 2: Help Out in the Wisconsin 2023 Election
Flipping a Wisconsin Supreme Court from Conservative to Progressive (Judges Everett Mitchell, or Janet Claire Protasiewicz) may be the first step towards Fair Elections in Wisconsin and holding back MAGA plans in Wisconsin. The Non-Partisan Primary is on February 21, and the top two winners go on to the Wisconsin General Election April 4.
You can also sign up to contact Wisconsin voters about the importance of this election and to make sure they are registered to vote:
Tuesdays: WisDems Phone Banks to Voters
Tuesdays: Field Team 6 "Texting Arcades" to Register Wisconsin Voters
Fridays: Field Team 6 Phone Banks to Register Wisconsin Voters
Multiple Days: WisDems Poll Observer Recruitment Phone Banks
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