Wisconsin’s Evers revives plan to enable voters to repeal and create state laws

Governor Tony Evers revives popular plan to enable voters to repeal state laws and create legislation

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Gov. Evers' plan to let Wisconsin voters repeal and create state laws meets GOP resistance

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is reviving a plan previously rejected by Republicans to give voters the power to enact laws without approval of the Legislature.

Wisconsin Governor Evers seeks voter power to enact and repeal state laws

Wisconsin is among 24 states that do not permit citizen-initiated ballot measures.

Wisconsin voters could gain power to create, repeal laws under Evers plan

Gov. Tony Evers includes constitutional amendment in budget to allow Wisconsin voters to petition for ballot initiatives, joining 26 other states with similar powers

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws gets GOP resistance

Reading Time: 3 minutesWisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition on Monday from Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time.Evers’ plan comes the same day the Legislature kicked off its two-year session. Republicans remain in control, but their majority is at its narrowest since they took over in 2011…

Gov. Evers wants to add citizen-led binding ballot referenda in Wisconsin

Evers said that the Legislature did not listen to policies that have “broad public support” in the state and that residents do not have recourse where their thoughts are ignored by the Legislature.