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The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It is currently headed by chair Ben Wikler.. Important issues for the state party include support for workers and unions, strong public education, and environmental protection.
Election Protection is non-partisan [5] and one of the largest [6] voter protection coalitions in the country. [5] consisting of over 100 local, state and national partners, [7] In the 2006 general election it received 13,500 reports of voting problems, and considered a fifth of them serious. [8] It received 31,000 calls in 2018. [5]
[1] [2] Its sister organization, the Center for Voter Information, is a 501(c)(4) organization that conducts get-out-the-vote campaigns. VPC runs a large direct mail program, sending voter registration materials to targeted voters. [3] [4] It also produces research material on demographic and voting trends. [5]
Ohio's primary is scheduled for March 19, 2024, and the general election will take place Nov. 5, 2024.
In 2018, the legislature and voters passed another amendment extending the commission's powers to redraw congressional districts. In 2020, this Redistricting Commission drew new district maps, which were opposed by Democrats and rejected four times by the Ohio Supreme Court (January 12, February 7, March 16, April 14, 2022). [ 9 ]
Address Confidentiality Programs (ACP) and Confidential Voter Listings are programs administered by the state enabling victims of domestic violence (and sometime victims of sexual assault and/or stalking) to participate in the voting process without fear of being found by their abusers.
Ben Wikler grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, where he cofounded The Yellow Press, a student-run newspaper. [3] While a student, he won election to the student senate [4] and launched Students United in Defense of Schools [5] with Peter Koechley [6] to demand increased school funding [7] and succeeded in allowing students to elect a representative to the Madison School Board.
Ohio voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Ohio had 17 electoral votes in the Electoral College, following reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which the state lost a seat.