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RandySF

(73,676 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 07:35 PM 15 hrs ago

Wisconsin once allowed 'fusion voting.' A lawsuit aims to bring it back.

Throughout the second half of the 19th century, a single candidate could be nominated by more than one political party in Wisconsin.

But nearly 130 years ago, state lawmakers outlawed that practice. It’s been banned here ever since.

A coalition of Wisconsin voters is now suing, seeking to bring back what’s known as “fusion voting.”

The progressive firm Law Forward joined forces with the firm Gass Turek LLC to file the complaint Tuesday in Dane County Circuit Court. If the suit is successful, Wisconsin would adopt a voting system that’s currently being used in New York state and Connecticut.




https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-fusion-voting-lawsuit-bring-back

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Wisconsin once allowed 'fusion voting.' A lawsuit aims to bring it back. (Original Post) RandySF 15 hrs ago OP
Sounds like republicans want this. AllyCat 9 hrs ago #1

AllyCat

(17,853 posts)
1. Sounds like republicans want this.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:06 AM
9 hrs ago

I am struggling to see how this is a left-leaning group when the only Dem is a former cop who was a Democrat when he ran 10 years ago.

I call BS.

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