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26 Jun, 7 tweets, 3 min read
THREAD: Wisconsin Republicans are touting their voter suppression bills at the #RPW2021 Convention. Wisconsinites are against them.
“These bills make it harder for voters who already face significant challenges to have their voices heard and their votes count.” - Beth Swedeen, executive director for the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
minnesota.cbslocal.com/2021/06/22/wis…
“This is a form of bullying and it’s absolutely unacceptable.” - Melanie Ramey of Madison
madison.com/wsj/news/local…
“Voting is the foundation of American democracy, and the Wisconsin Legislature should be facilitating rather than suppressing the right to vote.” - Anna Shen of Madison
madison.com/wsj/opinion/le…
“It makes me sad and mad that legislators are claiming to try to help us when all we want to do is vote safely and fairly.” - Sydney Badeau of Brodhead
madison.com/ct/opinion/mai…
“Our Republican majority legislature seems more intent on keeping people from voting than it has been on keeping them safe. It is not the integrity of elections that concerns me – it is the integrity of a certain cadre of politicians.” - Helen, La Crosse
lacrossetribune.com/opinion/letter…
Read more about how Wisconsin Republicans’ election bills will hurt Wisconsinites:
jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

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