LWV Lunch & Learn

Please join us for our Lunch and Learn webinar. Our topic is “United States and Wisconsin Constitutions Under Fire”.
Program Information:
Emily Lau, staff attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the UW-Madison law school, will speak on efforts to amend both the U.S. and WI state constitutions.

Our US Constitution is a founding document of our democracy and yet the process for changing it is in danger of becoming politicized. On January 25, 2022, the Wisconsin legislature voted to support the “Convention of States” calling for Congress to call a Convention for proposing amendments under Article V.

Our Wisconsin Constitution is also under fire. In 2024, there have been 5 state Constitutional Amendments on the ballet. Unlike the regular bills passed by the legislature, the governor cannot veto a proposed constitutional amendment. This indicates that the WI legislature is using the constitutional amendment process to bypass the governor’s veto authority. Legislating through constitutional amendments politicizes our democratic process and corrupts our Constitution. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin advocated a “NO” vote to all of the 2024 proposed Constitutional Amendments on the ballot.
Lunches must be reserved and paid for by the end of day Wednesday, January 1st. The lunch is $20, or you can attend for free at noon without ordering lunch. Register at www.lwvlacrosse.org/program. Pre-paid lunches are nonrefundable.
Registration will provide lunch as well as a Zoom link for virtual attendance.
A recording of the program will be posted on our website the day after the live event.

Contact us at lwvlawi@gmail.com with any questions.
We hope you can attend!