Democratic Party of Walworth County
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Tell Your State Senator to VOTE NO on the Voter ID Amendment
“The state Senate on [January 8] approved along party lines a constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a government-issued ID to cast ballots, the first piece of legislation the chamber passed in the new session.
“The amendment, approved 17-15 with Republican Rob Stafsholt absent today, next heads to the Assembly, which plans to take it up Tuesday” January 14. (Source: WisPolitics, https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/senate-signs-off-on-voter-id-amendment-along-party-lines/)
The legislation, if approved by voters in referendum, would enshrine the voter ID requirement in the constitution. It appears that it does not include a proof of US citizenship requirement.
An email from the ACLU of Wisconsin explains that “This proposed referendum would make it more difficult for eligible voters to cast their ballot, particularly voters with disabilities, students, first-time voters, low-income and unhoused voters, and Native, Black, and Latino voters. Wisconsin already has some of the strictest voter ID laws in the country."
“If legislators pass this resolution for a second time, voters could see more referendum questions on the April 1, 2025 ballot.” (Email, Jan. 8 from Amanda Markwae)
Walworth County Dems encourage you to contact your state senator to register your opposition to this proposed amendment. Voter ID laws prevent some Wisconsin voters from exercising their right because they lack proper ID.
DO SOMETHING: Call or email your Senator and Representative and tell them to "vote no" on SJR-2/AJR-1. Find your State Senator
READ MORE:
ACLU of Wisconsin, https://www.aclu-wi.org/en/legislation/ajr-1sjr-2-enshrining-voter-id-wisconsin-constitution
PBS Wisconsin, https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/republican-lawmakers-moving-to-add-wisconsins-voter-id-requirement-to-the-state-constitution/
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Women’s (aka People’s) March Rally in Walworth County
Veteran’s Park (Elkhorn courthouse square)
100 West Walworth Street, Elkhorn, WI
Saturday, January 18, 12:00-2:00pm
Walworth County will be hosting an event as part of the national People's March in Washington D.C. along with many other locations across the country.
"We all march for different reasons, but we march for the same cause: to defend our rights and our future. If you believe that decisions about your body should remain yours, that books belong in libraries, not on bonfires, that healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy; if you believe in the power of free speech and protest to sustain democracy; or if you want an economy that works for the people who power it - then this march is for you."
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General Meeting, new day / same time
General meeting, Thursday, January 16, 6:30-8:30pm