Dear John,
The partisan primary is just a week away. You don’t have to wait for election day, though. Early voting is happening now! For more information on early voting in your area click here.
On Aug. 13, you have the opportunity to protect checks and balances in our state constitution. Political insiders and special interests added two deliberately confusing constitutional amendments to the August ballot. Their goal is to take advantage of a low turnout election and confusing language to change our constitution – getting rid of checks and balances that ensure fairness and representation for all Wisconsinites.
You have the power to stop this extreme power grab. Vote NO on both constitutional amendments. Vote NO on questions 1 & 2 on or before Tuesday, Aug. 13. For more information on these questions click here.
These radical amendments to our state constitution would:
Eliminate checks and balances: These amendments eliminate checks and balances by trying to trick voters into giving away sole power of spending these federal funds to the legislature. Currently, the governor and legislature work together to decide how to spend the state budget.
Block emergency response: These amendments could slow or block funding for emergencies that require urgent help – like a flood, a bridge collapse, or a pandemic affecting people or livestock. During a crisis, communities can’t afford delays caused by requiring legislators to go to Madison to vote or the political gridlock and fighting over how to spend federal funding.
Create more gridlock in the legislature: These amendments would lead to more gridlock in Wisconsin’s unproductive legislature, which has been one of the most extreme in the country. When hospitals and first responders needed funding, they didn’t pass a single bill for six months. This year, the legislature blocked money to clean toxic chemicals from our water and blocked settlement money to address the opioid epidemic.
Deliberately confusing: These amendments were designed with deliberately confusing language and are the first constitutional amendments ever put on a low-turnout August election ballot. The special interests that wrote these amendments don’t want Wisconsin voters to understand them or have their voices heard.
You can also visit our election page here to see our primary endorsements and get more information on the ballot questions as well as voter resources so you can make your plan to cast your ballot.
Also, we’re hearing these questions might be on the backside of the ballot. So, make sure you flip your ballot over and VOTE NO! You can view your sample ballot based on your address here.
We’re in the home stretch, but your vote is critical. Voting early is easy and convenient. Check here for more details on your location.
We know this election is going to come down to getting the word out. Will you tell your friends and family to vote NO on these questions? Check out our resources here. We have a social media toolkit there – you can change your social media profile picture, print out our info sheet, and share the link with your friends and family!
With our combined voices we can protect the state constitution and critical checks and balances.
