BREAKING: Right-wing judge rules for right-wing litigant on Wisconsin voter purge, orders 200k+ voters removed ASAP, holds Democratic members of WI Elections Commission in contempt, fines them $250/day till purge is complete.
Help Dems re-register voters! wisdems.org/donate
Help Dems re-register voters! wisdems.org/donate
You probably saw the headlines about the Wisconsin voter purge last year. Since then, a lot has happened.
Before the lawsuit, the WI Elections Commission had unanimously (6-0) decided to individually verify that voters had moved before de-registering them in 2021. But then...
Before the lawsuit, the WI Elections Commission had unanimously (6-0) decided to individually verify that voters had moved before de-registering them in 2021. But then...
...after the lawsuit, the 3 GOP-appointed commissioners flipped and decided to go with the judge and support an immediate, unverified mass purge. The Dem-appointed commissioners held fast; wanted to wait out legal appeals. Commission deadlocked. Purge on hold.
But THEN...
But THEN...
even as the WI voter purge was playing out in state & federal court, the right-wing Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty sued to get the judge who'd made the original purge ruling hold the Dem elections commissioners in contempt of court. He ruled today: yep, he said—contempt.
The WI Elections Commission is scheduled to meet tomorrow. In the face of this ruling, they could well vote to conduct the purge immediately. It could be over by Friday. Which means our organizing will have to kick into high gear, fast—to make sure purged folks register again.
Once the purge takes place, we'll be able to get the list of people and immediately begin reaching out to them, via text and email and social media and every other way we can think of.
Concerned re yourself? See if you're registered to vote here: myvote.wi.gov/en-US/register…
Concerned re yourself? See if you're registered to vote here: myvote.wi.gov/en-US/register…
Why is this all happening? It's simple: this is the GOP's strategy to win the election. Trump is terrified about losing Wisconsin. As his campaign advisor said in a closed-door briefing, "We're going to win Wisconsin and win the election or lose Wisconsin and lose the election."
"Traditionally it's always been Republicans suppressing votes in places," said Trump advisor Justin Clark—in a statement he claimed was taken out of context. (The, uh, context: a speech about "playing offense" with poll monitoring, a suppression tactic.)
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In 2020, The Democratic Party of Wisconsin will be going far beyond what we've ever done to protect the vote here. We've teamed up with @staceyabrams and @fairfightaction to build a voter protection team, a year out. We're organizing earlier & more broadly than ever before.
@staceyabrams @fairfightaction If you're here or nearby and want to help on the ground, sign up to join our neighborhood teams to mobilize voters and potential voters: wisdems.org/volunteer
@staceyabrams @fairfightaction And wherever you are, you can chip in now—and recruit friends to donate as well, to the state where, if it's close, this whole election's gonna be decided: wisdems.org/donate
@staceyabrams @fairfightaction We can beat their tactics. Despite every GOP effort to shut it down, we've still got same-day registration here in Wisconsin. We can organize harder than they can suppress. It just means doing the work. And that's exactly what we're doing.
@staceyabrams @fairfightaction Also--> great idea here. If you want someone to automatically check each month whether you're registered and keep you posted, sign up with @resistbot. Text "Wisconsin" to 50409. While you're at it, send a message to your state legislators supporting AVR.
@staceyabrams @fairfightaction @resistbot Republicans know that if everyone votes, they're toast. That's why they ripped Automatic Voter Registration out of @GovEvers's proposed budget. That's why they refuse to hold hearings on AVR. And it's why they support this purge.
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@staceyabrams @fairfightaction @resistbot @GovEvers UPDATE! The purge & contempt ruling are paused, for now, as appeals court reviews case. We're wasting no time in building our organizing capacity in case the ax falls...
