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Date: 1/3/2023
Subject: January 3, 2023 News Update
From: La Crosse League of Women Voters



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January 3, 2023 News Update

State Constitution: Are Changes Necessary
Monday, January 9, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
LWVDC Virtual Public Issues Forum

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Please join the LWV of Dane County for a discussion of four proposed amendments to the state constitution and why the League opposes them. A Zoom registration link will be posted soon.

Four amendments to the Wisconsin Constitution were passed by the Legislature in the last session. If passed again in the next session, which begins January 3, 2023, those amendments will go on the ballot at a time determined by the Legislature. This could be as early as the statewide primary for Supreme Court Justice. If a majority of voters approve the amendments, they will immediately become part of the Constitution.

The proposed amendments are opposed by the state League. Click below to read details about the amendments and the speakers for the Dane County League's forum.
 

Imbalance of Power
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Wisconsin Green Fire


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"Over the past ten years Wisconsin has fallen behind neighboring states, both in addressing longstanding conservation issues as well as emerging environmental threats....Since 2011, the collective effects of state legislative actions, court rulings, and political practices have undermined democratic processes and profoundly changed the way state government operates...Outcomes of this shift include failure to conserve natural resources in a range of areas including management of fish, wildlife, and forests, protection of public lands, and protection of clean air and water."
~Wisconsin Greenfire
 

Ranked Choice Voting & More
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
6:00 - 7:00 pm (virtual)

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With a decade of experience in research and analytics, Deb Otis, Director of Research at FairVote will present the data-driven case for our country's need for election reform. In addition to ranked choice voting and proportional representation, Deb’s areas of research include comparative electoral systems, political polarization, redistricting, representation for women and people of color, the electoral college, and election recounts.

NOTE: Accepting questions in advance at action@lwvroguevalley.org (directed to Barbara Klein).
 

January Lunch & Learn
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
11:30 am - 1:00 pm (virtual)

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On January 17th, the LWVLA will host a Zoom program to consider how to repair and strengthen public confidence in Wisconsin’s judiciary. Wisconsinites deserve free and equal access to justice and an impartial court system.

The LWV empowers voters and defends democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels. Citizens deserve access to impartial and transparent courts. The 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court primary and election is an opportunity for citizens to voice their commitment to fair and independent courts. Money and weak recusal rules are undermining our courts.

Our speaker, Lisa Graves, created True North Research and is its Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief. Ms. Graves also serves as President of the Center for Media and Democracy. In March 2021 Ms. Graves submitted testimony to the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights “What's Wrong with the Supreme Court: The Big-Money Assault on Our Judiciary.”
 

Martin Luther King Day

Monday,  January 16, 2023
1:00-3:00 pm (virtual)

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Interested in our La Crosse League?
We have volunteer positions to fill!
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Vote411 Committee - contacting candidates, promoting educated voters.
 Zoom Manager - monthly lunch & learn and occasional other date. 
 For more information/to apply, follow this link.  Here 

January Book Club
 January 30, 2023, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
In Person 
 
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The January Book Club will again gather in the meeting room of RiverPlace Apartments, located at 1 RiverPlace Dr., La Crosse, which is adjacent to International Friendship Gardens. Participants should enter through the front entrance and press "18" on the entryway intercom. Parking is available in front of the building or in the International Friendship Gardens parking lot in back.

Since this meeting is indoors and therefore not subject to weather restrictions, there will be no back-up Zoom link. Although registration for this in-person meeting will not be required, participants are encouraged to register if they wish to receive an event reminder as well as any potential updates to meeting information.

Anyone interested in reading one of the available ILL copies of the book can contact Maureen after December 15 at: kinneymaureen6@gmail.com.





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