Wisconsin Supreme Court Justices Bradley and Crooks; Former Lt. Governor Farrow to Speak on Reform - This Evening in Pewaukee

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Press Release

October 26, 2009

CONTACT:

Jay Heck – 608/256-2686

JUSTICES BRADLEY AND CROOKS, AND FORMER LT. GOVERNOR FARROW
TO SPEAK ABOUT REFORMING SUPREME COURT ELECTIONS TONIGHT

PUBLIC FORUM AT WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE IS
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Common Cause in Wisconsin is sponsoring a "reform forum" this evening to help educate the public about State Supreme Court election reform. This event is free and open to the public. Here are the details:

“How Do We Clean Up Our Disgraceful
Supreme Court Elections?"

Monday, October 26, 2009
6:30–8:00PM

Richard T. Anderson Education Center
Waukesha County Technical College
800 Main Street - Pewaukee, WI
(EXIT 293 off Interstate 94, toward PEWAUKEE/WAUKESHA CO TECH COLLEGE)

** Free and Open to the Public -- Light Refreshments will be Served **

Please come join in the discussion and learn more about:

• State Supreme Court election reform — and why it is needed
  
• How public financing of State Supreme Court elections ensures impartial justice
• Why the disclosure and regulation of interest-group “phony issue ads” and other “outside” spending is vital
  
• Elections vs. Merit Selection of State Supreme Court Justices

Panelists:

State Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley
State Supreme Court Justice N. Patrick Crooks
Former Lieutenant Governor Margaret Farrow
Executive Director Jay Heck of Common Cause in Wisconsin

Moderator: Vivien De Back – RN PhD FAAN, CC/WI Governing Board Member

Presented by: Common Cause in Wisconsin
(Underwritten by The Joyce Foundation)

Co-Sponsors: League of Women Voters Wisconsin Education Fund, Wisconsin Nurses Association, The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans

For more information: call Sandra Miller at (608) 658-2109