Assembly votes along party lines to push back redrawing city council, county board boundaries
The Assembly passed along party lines a bill today that would delay redrawing of boundaries for city councils and county boards until just before 2023 elections. Under AB369, the February 2022 primary and April 2022 general election for local offices would be held under current maps drawn in 2011. Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, accused Dems of over-exaggerating the bill’s contents and asked for a 25-minute recess so Dems could walk to Gov. Tony Evers’ office and ask if he wants to amend it. Rep. Mark Spreitzer, D-Beloit, called the recess a “cheap political stunt” and claimed Vos wants Wisconsin to