Papers, 1978-1993.

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Papers, 1978-1993.

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Papers of David M. Travis, a Democrat representing Wisconsin's 81st Assembly district, documenting both the process and politics of rearranging legislative district lines in which Travis played a key role. The collection consists of clippings; correspondence on reapportionment and redistricting; political party analysis by district (1984-1986 and 1988); information on both the ethnic composition of districts and requirements for meeting the voting rights act when redistricting; debates about various redistricting plans; court records of plans disputes (1982, 1984, and 1992); demographic analysis (1992); hearing transcripts (1992); and reapportionment debate transcripts (1992).

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Travis, David, 1948-....

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Wisconsin. Legislature. Assembly

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The Wisconsin Assembly was created in 1848 under Article IV of the Wisconsin Constitution. Its 99 members are elected at a general election in November of the even-numbered years. The Territorial House of Representatives served an analogous function during the state's territorial period from 1836-1848. In the Wisconsin State Archives' database, this form of agency name is used for all records created, 1836-present. From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat re...