Democratic leaders vague on Ever’s redistricting special session call

(The Center Square) – There are lots of words of support from Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol for Gov. Tony Evers special session on redistricting, but the state’s Democratic leaders are measuring their words.

Evers on Tuesday ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol in Madison in April to “ban partisan gerrymandering.”

“Here’s the rub: new maps are redrawn every 10 years, and while Wisconsin has fair maps today, we have no guarantee we’ll continue to have fair maps in the future,” the governor said. “If the Legislature doesn’t act now, our maps could go right back to being rigged, and Wisconsinites could go right back to living under undemocratic maps – we cannot let that happen.”

Evers threatened to call for a special redistricting session during his State of the State speech last month.

Just a few weeks ago, however, he said he did not have buy-in from top Democrats at the Capitol. He said it again Tuesday.

“I feel confident that Democrats feel we are in a g...