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{{Short description|Voter education and advocacy organization}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                     = League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
| logo                     = League_of_Women_Voters_of_Wisconsin_Logo.png
| type                     = Nonprofit
| purpose                  = Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.
| region                   = Wisconsin
| website                  = [https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin Official]
}}
The '''League of Women Voters of Wisconsin''' is the [[Wisconsin]] state chapter of the [[League of Women Voters]].
== Voting and democracy work ==
=== Legislature's attempts to increase its power ===
In March 2019, the league won a lawsuit to block the passage of laws during a lame-duck session to strip incoming democratic governor [[Tony Evers]] of power before he took office, arguing that the "extraordinary session" was done in violation of the constitution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Ari |date=March 21, 2019 |title=Big ruling: Wisconsin Republicans acted illegally by stripping the incoming governor of power |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/03/wisconsin-gop-acted-illegally-by-stripping-incoming-governor-of-power-judge-rules/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]] in 4-3 ruling, overturned that decision in June 2021, restoring the curbs to the governor's power made by the legislature.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Szekely |first=Peter |date=June 21, 2019 |title=Wisconsin high court upholds curb on powers of Democratic governor |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us-politics/wisconsin-high-court-upholds-curb-on-powers-of-democratic-governor-idUSKCN1TM2A7/ |work=Reuters}}</ref>
The chapter has also opposed proposed 2024 refendum to further weaken the power of the [[Governor of Wisconsin|governor]] to spend federal money.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watch |first=Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin |date=2024-06-24 |title=Wisconsin constitutional amendments seek more Legislature power |url=http://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/06/wisconsin-republican-constitutional-amendments-election-ballot-legislature-evers/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Wisconsin Watch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauer |first=Scott |date=2024-07-28 |title=Wisconsin Republicans ask voters to take away governor's power to spend federal money |url=https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-constitutional-amendment-governor-power-def171c6fdeb1f6be63c09202dd8eed6 |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
=== Redistricting ===
{{See also|Gerrymandering in the United States}}
Pushing for redistricting reform in Wisconsin for decades, and started partnering with [[Common Cause|Common Cause in Wisconsin]] and the Democracy Campaign in 2012 to push for change.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lueders |first=Bill |date=2012-12-04 |title=Groups eye redistricting reforms |url=http://wisconsinwatch.org/2012/12/groups-eye-redistricting-reforms/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Wisconsin Watch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lueders |first=Bill |date=2013-11-18 |title=Public wants action on redistricting |url=http://wisconsinwatch.org/2013/11/public-wants-action-on-redistricting/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=[[Wisconsin Watch]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Voter ID Laws ===
The League also sued the state over its [[Voter identification laws in the United States|Voter ID laws]], winning an injunction in 2012 against the requirement.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Devereaux |first=Ryan |date=2012-03-13 |title=Wisconsin voter ID law struck down as rights activists hail important victory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/13/wisconsin-voter-id-law-struck-down |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
=== Voter purges ===
The league has also filed legal briefs disputing the legality of some of the voter purges in Wisconsin, arguing 7% of the people should not have been on the purge list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berman |first=Ari |date=December 17, 2019 |title=GOP voter purges in Wisconsin and Georgia could tip the 2020 election |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/12/gop-led-voter-purges-in-wisconsin-and-georgia-could-tip-2020-elections/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref> The group also increased education efforts around the purge to help make sure voters know how to check their [[Voter registration in the United States|registration]] status.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levine |first=Sam |date=2019-12-18 |title=Rightwing group pushes Wisconsin voter purge that 'could tip' 2020 election |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/18/wisconsin-rightwing-group-will-voter-purge |access-date=2024-07-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
== History ==
[[Jessie Jack Hooper]] was the first president of the Wisconsin League of Women Voters in 1920. The chapter carried the maxim "every woman an intelligent voter," and Hooper served two terms as its first president.<ref name="twowomen">{{cite journal |last1=Graves |first1=Lawrence L. |date=Spring 1958 |title=Two Noteworthy Wisconsin Women: Mrs. Ben Hooper and Ada James |journal=The Wisconsin Magazine of History |publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society |volume=41 |issue=3 |pages=174–80 |jstor=4633268}}</ref><ref>Thomas, Schultz, Van Assendelft (1999), p. 111</ref>
== See also ==
* [[2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin]]
* [[Cost of Voting Index]]
* [[VoteRiders#Wisconsin]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://my.lwv.org/wisconsin Official website]
[[Category:League of Women Voters]]
[[Category:Voter turnout organizations]]
[[Category:Election and voting-related organizations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Electoral reform groups in the United States]]
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[[Category:Women in Wisconsin]]