Public Hearing-AB 225 "Sweeping Assault on Democracy" June 4 @ 10am-State Capitol-Madison, Wisconsin

[eowyn_of_rohan]

War on Democracy in Wisconsin: Bill Would Enact Voter ID, End Disclosure, Limit Early Voting, Expand Lobbyist Influence

A Wisconsin legislator has managed to bundle nearly all of the excesses associated with dirty elections into a single bill that good government advocates are describing as a "sweeping assault on democracy:" the legislation would try reinstating restrictive voter ID requirements, make it easier for donors to secretly influence elections, expand lobbyist influence, restrict early voting, and make it harder to register, among other measures.

Jeff StoneRep. Jeff StoneThe legislation is "so huge, covers so much ground, and has so many independently controversial parts of it," that it appears "intended to cut-out any public input or to render [that input] meaningless," says Andrea Kaminski, Executive Director of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.

Announced on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day weekend, and in the midst of the budget-writing process that consumes most state news coverage, the bill from Rep. Jeff Stone (R) seems designed to be rushed-through before the public has a chance to respond


http://www.prwatch.org/news/2013/05/12127/war-democracy-wisconsin-bill-would-enact-voter-id-end-disclosure-limit-early-voti

[winterpark]

1. I thought ajudge struck down the voter id walker signed early in his term. n/t

[ewagner]

2. They're going for another bite

of their blue-plate-special-$hit-sandwich...

Notice they're slipping it in under the headlines which will be gobbled up by the Joint Finance Committee's recommendations on the budget bill.

They think they've "solved" all the constitutional problems of the other bill with this one..

haven't read it all yet but saw the League of Wisconsin Municipalities announcement about two hours ago.

[midnight]

3. Would getting a overturn of citizen's united on the next ballot halt some of this?