For the second consecutive election, Wisconsin Republicans are putting two confusing questions on the ballot that could change the state Constitution. These questions are over emergency funding, and who gets to distribute it. When it was GOP Gov. Scott Walker, and the Legislature was controlled by Republicans, there was no problem. But, after Walker lost to Gov. Tony Evers, Republicans, again, set in motion, a plan to seize more control from the governor. They're also doing it on very low turnout elections, with ballot questions that are written intentionally to confuse the voter. Republicans control who and what gets to go on the ballot. They've denied the governor and Democrats in the Legislature multiple times to have other questions up for a vote.

Here are the questions, that the Democratic Party and other groups say to vote "No" on:

Question 1: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?"

Question 2: “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?”

For the second consecutive election, Wisconsin Republicans are putting two confusing questions on the ballot that could change the state Constitution. These questions are over emergency funding, and who gets to distribute it. When it was GOP Gov. Scott Walker, and the Legislature was controlled by Republicans, there was no problem. But, after Walker lost to Gov. Tony Evers, Republicans, again, set in motion, a plan to seize more control from the governor. They're also doing it on very low turnout elections, with ballot questions that are written intentionally to confuse the voter. Republicans control who and what gets to go on the ballot. They've denied the governor and Democrats in the Legislature multiple times to have other questions up for a vote.
Here are the questions, that the Democratic Party and other groups say to vote "No" on:
Question 1: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?"
Question 2: “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?”

From La Crosse to Madison to D.C., La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia and WIZM's Rick Solem break down the politics impacting Wisconsinites.

From La Crosse to Madison to D.C., La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia and <a href="https://www.wizmnews.com/">WIZM's</a> Rick Solem break down the politics impacting Wisconsinites.

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From La Crosse to Madison to D.C., La Crosse County Democratic Party chair William Garcia and WIZM's Rick Solem break down the politics impacting Wisconsinites.

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