A pair of three-judge panels created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court will meet for the first time on Dec. 12 to hold hearings ahead of an eventual ruling on whether the state’s congressional district boundaries can be revised.
The initiative to revise the boundaries includes two lawsuits, with one filed by Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy, a progressive organization, against the Wisconsin Electoral Commission.
The organization contends that the current U.S. House of Representatives district maps violate the Constitution of Wisconsin and is seeking to have them nullified and redrawn ahead of the 2026 congressional general election in the state.
Under state law, cases regarding the “apportionment” of voters in an electoral district are initially heard by three-judge panels of state judges, after which an appeal may be made to the Supreme Court….