Excerpts from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin 2024 Platform
Adopted at DPW Convention in Milwaukee, WI on 9 June 2024
Our Commitment to Democracy
We commit ourselves to a Nation and State which are democracies, where voters have unimpeded
access to the ballot box and where their opinions are reflected by the representatives they elect. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin strives to build a free, just, and strong society where all people have
equal rights and opportunities to live meaningful, secure lives. We work actively for open, honest, and responsive government accountable to the needs and will of the people. We support democracy and work to prevent authoritarian rule.
Justice, Human Concerns, and Democracy
Every citizen is guaranteed the right to vote. We support same-day registration, multiple avenues of registration, early voting, vote by mail, automatic voter registration, drop-box voting, and making election days official holidays. We oppose voter ID requirements. We have the right and duty to inspect and count all votes and to have a voter-verifiable paper ballot that guarantees accurate vote counting. The Presidential election should be determined by popular vote.
Education, Labor, and Economics
We affirm the Wisconsin Idea. Quality public education for all is critical to healthy democracy and economy. We advocate for free preschool and K-12 public education. Increased governmental funding
is essential for all levels of public education. Public funding for private schools, including voucher programs, diverts resources from and adversely impacts public schools.
Agriculture and Environment
We must preserve responsible family farming by creating market systems that assure a fair return to both farmers and processors. True cooperatives and family-farm subsidies are essential to the economic viability and quality of life in rural areas. We support value-added agriculture which includes farming endeavors outside traditional forms of agriculture. Regulations controlling environmental pollution from agriculture, especially CAFOs, should be strengthened.
Foreign Affairs
We stand for human rights, social and economic justice, the rule of law, and popularly adopted democratic governments worldwide. Our leaders and policies must honor international law and promote international agreements that provide groundwork for a just, prosperous, environmentally healthy, and peaceful world. Our United Nations dues must be fully paid.
We call on our government to cooperatively and effectively lead in the pursuit of global accords to improve the human condition and protect the environment. We encourage international efforts to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, discrimination, war, genocide, torture, genital mutilation, human slavery and trafficking, capital punishment, pollution, and climate change.
The membership of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin has crafted and adopted this platform. Our state and country will become stronger and better by following the principles herein. We expect all candidates supported by the Democratic Party to support this platform and to work to implement it.
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