Campaign Finance Reform

From: Tom Frazier (CWAG)                                                                                                                                              Date: Feb. 20, 2008

I am forwarding an email from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign regarding passage yesterday of SB 171 on a strong bi-partisan vote in the Senate. It appears that several Campaign Finance Reform measures have a real chance for passage this year. I will keep you up to date on other bills that we hope will pass, but right now I urge you to follow up on SB 171 and urge its passage in the Assembly.

Campaign Finance Reform legislation is supported by CWAG, Wisconsin Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the Wisconsin County Aging Units Directors Association.

Note to Badger Aging List Recipients: Please pass this information on to older persons in your area so that they can call or email their state representatives.

Thank you

Importance: High

Take Action: Impartial Justice moves to the Assembly

Contact your state representative and Assembly Majority Leaders and urge prompt action on the Impartial Justice bill, Senate Bill 171, in the Assembly...

The state Senate passed the Impartial Justice bill (SB 171) today. The vote was 23-10.

If Impartial Justice is brought to a vote in the Assembly, it will pass. The only question is whether Assembly leaders will allow the bill to be debated and voted on.

The public clearly wants this reform. The entire state Supreme Court wants this kind of reform. The Senate now has approved it, and the governor supports it and will sign it. The Assembly is the last hurdle for this effort to rescue our Supreme Court from growing special interest and partisan influence.

Please take action now to build on the momentum created by today's Senate vote. Call the toll-free Legislative Hotline at 800-362-9472 (266-9960 in Madison) and leave a message for your state representative urging prompt action on the Impartial Justice bill, SB 171, in the Assembly.

And email Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, Majority Leader Jeff Fitzgerald and Elections and Constitutional Law Committee chair Sheryl Albers to urge them to bring the Impartial Justice bill to a vote as soon as possible.