Wisconsin Hires Consultants for Redistricting After Court Ruling

Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas to Review or Redraw Legislative Maps by February 1

Two consultants, Bernard Grofman and Jonathan Cervas, have been hired to analyze or redraw Wisconsin's legislative districts after the state's Supreme Court ruled the current Republican-drawn maps unconstitutional.
Each consultant will be paid an hourly rate of $450, up to a maximum of $100,000, with the possibility of exceeding this amount if deemed necessary by the state director of courts.
Both consultants have experience in redistricting projects in other states, with Grofman having worked in Virginia and Cervas in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia, Utah, and New York.
The consultants have until February 1 to review the maps, which can either be passed by the legislature and signed into law by Governor Tony Evers, or drawn by the consultants themselves.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that new maps must be in place by March 15 for the November election.