Disability Vote Coalition Updates

Voting News from the Disability Vote Coalition

The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition is a non-partisan effort to help ensure full participation in the electoral process of voters with disabilities.

Check out our resources at disabilityvote.org/ and follow us on Facebook

Special Election Primary is June 15th for 37th Assembly District

Do you live in the 37th Assembly District? If you do, June 15th is the primary for this special election to select your Assembly representative.

The 37th Assembly District includes portions of Dodge, Jefferson and Columbia counties and part of Columbus, Waterloo and Watertown, and the villages of DeForest, Lowell and Reeseville.

You can check your voter registration and polling place and see your ballot at MyVoteWisconsin.
View the Make Your Plan to Vote: Special Election for Assembly District 37 guide here (accessible pdf).
Have a voting question? We can help! Call the Disability Rights Wisconsin Voter Hotline: 1-844-347-8683 / 1-844-DIS-VOTE or email us at info@disabilityvote.org
Mark your calendar for the general election at Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Act Now to Contact Your Assembly Rep about Voting Bills

Wisconsin Assembly Representatives will be voting very soon on voting bills that may make it harder for many people with disabilities, older adults, and people of color to vote. If you are concerned about the bills, now is the time to call/email your Assembly Representative to share how these bills could impact you or a loved one.

What You Can Do

Act Now! Call or email your Assembly Representative about your concerns. You can find your Assembly Representative’s contact info by calling the Legislative Hotline at 1-800-362-9472 or click “Who Are My Legislators?” on the Wisconsin State Legislature Home Page.

You can view a summary of the bills and a sample letter on the Disability Vote Coalition website.

View Act Now on Voting Bills That Will Make It Harder for People with Disabilities to Vote

In the News

Check out these recent articles about the voting bills and how they may impact voters with disabilities:

The Milwaukee Bucks, and Wisconsin business leaders are speaking out to oppose bills in the Wisconsin Legislature that would make it harder for many Wisconsinites to vote, including many voters with disabilities.
- Milwaukee Bucks, business leaders join letter opposing GOP voting bills moving through Wisconsin Legislature
- Businesses may sign on to the statement here at:
- View the statement here.
Wisconsin Health News: WISCONSIN SENATE ACTS ON PHARMACY, ELECTION BILLS
DMV Roadblocks Could Disenfranchise Voters, Report Finds

VOTING QUESTIONS?

Help is available! Contact these resources:

Your municipal clerk: myvote.wi.gov/en-US/MyMunicipalClerk.
Disability Rights Wisconsin Voter Hotline: 1-844-347-8683 / 1-844-DIS-VOTE or email info@disabilityvote.org
Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition: disabilityvote.org/
Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/wisconsindisabilityvote
Wisconsin Elections Commission:
1-866-VOTE-WIS elections@wi.gov elections.wi.gov/

DMV Voter ID Hotline: (844) 588-1069. Apply for a free Photo ID for voting at the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
Vote411.org and ballotpedia.org: nonpartisan information about the candidates

The Wisconsin Disability Vote Coalition is a project of Disability Rights Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.

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