Wisconsin Republicans Want Voters To Vote Against Democracy
The general spring elections in Wisconsin is on April 8th. The ballots are mostly county and municipal elections such as mayors, common councils, judges and school boards. Oddly, the presidential primaries are also on the ballot.
But the Wisconsin Republicans forced two referendum questions unto this ballot which will harm democracy if passed. The questions are:
QUESTION 1: "Use of private funds in election administration. Shall section 7 (1) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that private donations and grants may not be applied for, accepted, expended, or used in connection with the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum?"
QUESTION 2: "Election officials. Shall section 7 (2) of article III of the constitution be created to provide that only election officials designated by law may perform tasks in the conduct of primaries, elections, and referendums?"
The first question is in regards to the money that Mark Zuckerberg and his wife had given to help defray the costs of voting. The money went to both blue and red communities. In the deep red Waukesha County, they used the $42,000 they received to help cover the cost of mailing costs, tables and other equipment. Egads! How dare they!
A Republican state senator said the quiet part out loud on why the GOP is so opposed to these grants: