Wisconsin

hauckeye

(721 posts) Tue Jul 26, 2022, 06:22 PM Jul 2022

I've been re-districted :-(

I went to print my ballot for the August primary, and now I see that our address in Mount Pleasant has been moved to a different district. Before, we had a Democratic representative and state senator, and now they are both Republicans. And unfortunately, our rep is now Robin Vos . The worst is that there are no Democrats running against Vos or the state senator (Van Wanggard). I'm also very disappointed to see that there is no Democrat running for Racine County Sheriff, so we'll be stuck with the same RWNJ again.

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I've been re-districted :-( (Original Post) hauckeye Jul 2022 OP

is it too late for you to run? not having a candidate speaks poorly of the WI dems nt msongs Jul 2022 #1

Well, the districts were not declared until AFTER the WSC AllyCat Jul 2022 #5

Correct! ewagner Jul 2022 #7

Before the districts were re-drawn, we were so gerrymandered sybylla Jul 2022 #8

Sounds like Mt. Pleasant has become Mt. Unpleasant Blue Owl Jul 2022 #2

Only write-in at this point. The absentee ballots are already out. 33taw Jul 2022 #3

Same happened to me here in NC dweller Jul 2022 #4

Really dislike Vos. No one running against Mike Gallagher either. He tows the Republican line. BoomaofBandM Jul 2022 #6

Contact your county clerk to see if there is a registered write-in for the Dems. sybylla Jul 2022 #9

msongs

(70,170 posts)

1. is it too late for you to run? not having a candidate speaks poorly of the WI dems nt

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 06:23 PM

Jul 2022

AllyCat

(17,102 posts)

5. Well, the districts were not declared until AFTER the WSC

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 09:28 PM

Jul 2022

Said they could draw districts the way they did. No one knew which district they would be in so many did not know.

ewagner

(18,967 posts)

7. Correct!

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 27, 2022, 08:24 AM

Jul 2022

I was on both the City and County redistricting committees and we saw our work destroyed (not that it solved any problems anyway) when the ruling came down to take the repub versions.

Fortunately it was only a small correction as the Repubs did most of their damage to Wood County and Marshfield in 2011!

We had no choice but to take it as written

sybylla

(8,655 posts)

8. Before the districts were re-drawn, we were so gerrymandered

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 27, 2022, 01:44 PM

Jul 2022

that it makes recruiting new candidates tough. Who wants to spend six months running that gauntlet to get 30% of the vote?

I live in one of those districts. This year, a brave soul stepped up, but we haven't had a Dem on the ballot for 2 elections because it's so extremely Trump country.

Of course, this was before the J6 hearings and RvW and everything else that happened in June, which seem to be turning sentiment against the GOP.

Blue Owl

(54,730 posts)

2. Sounds like Mt. Pleasant has become Mt. Unpleasant

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 06:26 PM

Jul 2022

Damn the GOP -- they're always up to their dirty tricks...

33taw

(2,801 posts)

3. Only write-in at this point. The absentee ballots are already out.

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 06:28 PM

Jul 2022

dweller

(25,045 posts)

4. Same happened to me here in NC

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 07:25 PM

Jul 2022

Had been in a deep blue district, but with the redistricting now am in solid red

My county was pale blue, and a sliver of it where I live was included in the dark blue district … now the whole county is grouped w/ red counties and I’m pink …
It’s BS, no Dems on the ballot for representatives…

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BoomaofBandM

(1,922 posts)

6. Really dislike Vos. No one running against Mike Gallagher either. He tows the Republican line.

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2022, 09:39 PM

Jul 2022

sybylla

(8,655 posts)

9. Contact your county clerk to see if there is a registered write-in for the Dems.

Reply to hauckeye (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2022, 01:46 PM

Jul 2022

If you can write in a Dem on the Primary ballot, they will earn a spot on the November ballot without needing to be a write in.

If you don't trust your county clerk to give you decent advice, check with the Democratic Party in your county. They may know of someone trying to get on the ballot.

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