Thursday, September 8, 2005

Let's keep those folks in Madison honest!! Hey, this just in from the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters! I'm posting a press release from Anne Sayers in its entirety, as it is pretty self explanatory. We've finally got a quick way to see how our state legislators vote on key conservation issues. Check this site often, and you may see some surprises! For Immediate Release September 8, 2005 Contact: Anne Sayers, Program Director WI League of Conservation Voters (608) 661-0845 anne@conservationvoters.org Conservation Vote Tracker Unveiled: Citizens Offered an Easy Way to Track the Conservation Votes of Their Legislators Madison- The Conservation Vote Tracker, unveiled today by the non-partisan Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, provides a new, up-to-date way to follow the votes made by state legislators on issues affecting Wisconsin's natural resources and public health. The Conservation Vote Tracker is an electronically-based record of many votes made on issues of importance to Wisconsin's conservation, environmental, and sporting communities. "In recent years, some legislators have been voting as if they thought no one was watching. With the Conservation Vote Tracker, there can be no denying that those who care about Wisconsin's natural resources and public health are watching the positions being taken by those elected to represent our values," said Anne Sayers, Program Director of the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters. The Conservation Vote Tracker includes tables with each legislator's name and district number followed by their vote on a series of conservation issues. For each issue included in the Vote Tracker, there is a brief description of the issue, a status update explaining where the issue currently is in the legislative process, and a determination of the proconservation vote. The Vote Tracker will be updated continually and can be found at http://www.conservationvoters.org/votetracker/05/. "The Conservation Vote Tracker is a resource for citizens across Wisconsin. As we've worked with citizens from Racine to Eau Claire to Green Bay, we've realized that citizens increasingly recognize that their legislators aren't voting the way they'd like them to. The Vote Tracker enables those citizens to hold legislators accountable to the issues that affect the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the lands where they recreate," concluded Sayers. Legislators are notified of the issues that will be tracked via the publication "Conservation Notices of the Week" or Conservation NOW, which can be found at http://www.conservationvoters.org/policypositions.shtml. Votes displayed on the Conservation Tracker may, but will not necessarily, be included in the Interim Conservation Scorecard 2005 and the Conservation Scorecard 2006. ### The Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters (WLCV) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to electing conservation leaders to the state legislature and encouraging lawmakers to champion conservation policies that effectively protect Wisconsin's public health and natural resources. More information can be found at www.conservationvoters.org. 3:05:08 PM    comment []