
Wisconsin enacted new maps for their state legislature that strike an even partisan balance between Democrats and Republicans.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin signed into law Senate Bill 488 on Monday, which realigns the constituency boundaries for the Wisconsin State Assembly. The boundary maps, which were originally proposed by Evers to the state’s Supreme Court and legislature, will be effective for this year’s general election in November and are expected to make the state more politically competitive for both parties, according to the New York Times.
“Last month, Republicans took up another set of gerrymandered maps to protect Republican-gerrymandered incumbents, passed them, and sent them to my desk. I kept my promise and vetoed them like I said I would,” Evers said at a signing ceremony. “Then, last week, Republicans passed the maps I submitted to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and those are the exact maps before me today —they’re my maps, nothing more, nothing less.”