>> Frederica: GOVERNOR TONY
EVERS THIS WEEK CALLED FOR AN
OCTOBER 4 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE, WHICH REPUBLICANS
HAVE ALREADY SAID THEY WILL
GAVEL IN AND IMMEDIATELY GAVEL
OUT OF.
THEY ARE TASKED TO TAKE UP
STATEWIDE BALLOT INITIATIVES.
THE PROCESS ALLOWS WISCONSIN
CITIZENS TO CIRCUMVENT THE
LEGISLATURE AND USE THE BALLOT
BOX TO VOTE IN STATE LAW.
IN A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE
GOVERNOR SAID THIS WOULD ALLOW
WISCONSIN VOTERS TO DIRECTLY
TAKE UP ABORTION.
>> WISCONSIN'S CURRENT LAWS DO
NOT ALLOW VOTERS TO CHANGE STATE
LAW BY REFERENDUM, AND VOTERS
CANNOT INTRODUCE REFERENDA OR
INITIATIVES TO BE VOTED ON BY
THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN.
I'LL BE CALLING ON THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE SPECIAL
SESSION TO TAKE UP THE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT THAT
WILL ENABLE THE PEOPLE OF
WISCONSIN TO GO TO REFERENDUM
AND REPEAL OUR 1849 ERA CRIMINAL
ABORTION BAN TO ENSURE WOMEN
ACROSS OUR STATE WILL GO BACK TO
HAVING THE SAME RIGHTS NOW THAT
THEY DID THE DAY BEFORE THE U.S.
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE V.