Bree Grossi Wilde, Executive Director PDF Available Here As part of the November 5th election, Wisconsin voters will be asked for the fifth time this year whether to amend the Wisconsin Constitution. In April, voters …
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Bree Grossi Wilde on TMJ4: Executive Director Bree Grossi Wilde discusses the limited impact of the proposed noncitizen voting constitutional amendment on Wisconsin’s November ballot.
Bree Grossi Wilde in NBC News: Executive Director Bree Grossi Wilde comments on the proposed constitutional amendment concerning noncitizen voting on Wisconsin’s November ballot.
State Court Report: “Multiple High Courts Uphold Voters’ Right to Use Ballot Measures to Change Law” by Derek Clinger
Direct Democracy in State Court: Judicial Approaches to Ballot Initiative Conflicts
Allie Boldt, Legal Research Director Published: August 9, 2024 Link to PDF Introduction In roughly half of U.S. states, state constitutions confer rights of direct democracy, allowing the people to make law directly through statutes …
Bryna Godar on WBAY: Staff Attorney Godar breaks down the potential outcomes of two proposed constitutional amendments on Wisconsin’s August ballot.
Derek Clinger in Bolts: Senior Staff Attorney discusses national implications of major direct democracy rulings from the Michigan and Utah Supreme Courts.
Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down Legislature’s Attempt to Thwart State’s Direct Democracy Power
Derek Clinger, Senior Staff Attorney Published: July 31, 2024 PDF Available Here Today, in a highly anticipated decision, the Michigan Supreme Court held that the Michigan Legislature violated the state constitution when it used a …
Explainer: The Proposed Constitutional Amendments on Federal Funding Appearing on Wisconsin’s August Primary Ballot
Bryna Godar, Staff Attorney PDF Available Here In August, Wisconsin voters will see two proposed state constitutional amendments on their ballots, both aimed at increasing the legislature’s role in allocating federal funds received by the …