Wisconsin Assembly advances redistricting bill in effort to bypass state Supreme Court

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly has voted to change how the state’s legislative maps are drawn – a major shift in strategy as Republicans face the possibility that the new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court could throw out the current electoral maps, which give the GOP an advantage.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos introduced the redistricting plan Tuesday in a surprise move. The bill went straight to a vote Thursday without a public hearing, drawing the ire of Democrats.