Election Reform
The latest News on the Voter ID Bill:
The Senate has held their hearing, and we are still waiting for the Assembly to hold theirs. It appears the Assembly is in favor of a comprehensive bill, and is working out the details of that bill. Considering the Budget Repair Bill is going to engulf the capital for at least a week, we will be focusing on that. However, we will not rest until the state of Wiscsonsin has Voter ID and voter fraud prevention measures are in place.
1/18/11 – Urgent News – Calls need to be made to Madison Now!
The Good News is, the Senate has called a hearing for the Voter ID bill for January 26th at 10 AM, Room 411 South in the Capital. PLEASE plan to attend this hearing.
Now, the bad news. The Assembly has not done the same thing. Why isn’t this a joint hearing? Assembly representative, Gary Tauchen is the one responsible for scheduling this hearing. We need the leadership of Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald on this as well. Please do the following: Call Rep. Gary Tauchen, Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald, and your Assembly representative TODAY, and respectfully request they schedule a joint hearing on the Voter ID Bill for January 26th.
The Senate is moving forward, now it is their turn. We the People NEED Voter ID NOW, not later. We the People NEED a Joint Hearing NOW!
Representative Gary Tauchen Rep.Tauchen@legis.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3097 Capitol 13 West
Representative Jeff Fitzgerald Rep.fitzgerald@legis.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-2540 Capitol 211 West
If you don’t know your Assembly Rep’s contact info, click this link:http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/contact/EmailDirectory.aspx?house=assembly#F Link to the Senate Bill #6 Voter ID bill:
ACTION ALERT! – 1/11/11
PHOTO VOTER ID
We have a new governor and a new legislature in Wisconsin. NOW is the time to pass election reform legislation and it can be done and signed into law before the April 5th election. Time is of the essence!
CALL YOUR ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE
AND STATE SENATOR TODAY!
- Ask them to co-sponsor the Photo Voter I.D. Bill
- Urge leadership to schedule joint hearings of both the Senate and the Assembly to expedite the Photo Voter I.D. Bill.
- Make it clear to your legislators that you want to have Photo Voter I.D. in place by April 5, 2011.
- Explain that other election reforms need to be proposed and passed as soon as possible, but it is important to implement Photo I.D. NOW!
Why the Rush?
In order to have Photo Voter ID in place for the spring elections, the bill must be passed and signed into law by Governor Scott Walker by February 15th. Time must be allotted for the required 30-day public posting of the bill and to give municipalities time to implement it and comply. The spring elections are very important for the State Supreme Court and local races, and the 2012 Presidential primary is only a year away. Now is a perfect time to bring Photo Voter I.D. to Wisconsin.
YOU MUST ACT NOW – CALL TODAY
If you do not know the phone # of your legislators you may call the Legislative Hotline:
1-800-362-9472 or click on this link:
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx
Do you think the voter ID bill would have more appeal if it were named “Voter Fraud Prevention Bill”