Parties, Power, and Possibility: Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin

Join us Friday, November 14, 2025, at University of Wisconsin for Parties, Power, and Possibility: Revisiting Fusion Voting in Wisconsin, presented by University of Wisconsin Law School in partnership with the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership, Elections Research Center, State Democracy Research Initiative, Center for Ballot Freedom, and New America.

As Wisconsin courts consider whether to lift the state’s ban on fusion voting, this gathering will bring together scholars, legal experts, party leaders, and civic practitioners for four cross-partisan panels. Discussions will examine: the function of political parties in democracy; the history and current landscape of fusion voting; legal and practical considerations for reform; and the implications for Wisconsin and beyond.

Confirmed Speakers include:

• Nathan Atkinson, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Julia Azari, Marquette University
• Barry Burden, University of Wisconsin, Elections Research Center
• Dan Cantor, Center for Ballot Freedom
• Andy Craig, Rainey Center
• David G. Deininger, Former Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Daniel DiSalvo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Lisa Disch, University of Michigan
• Jennifer Dresden, Protect Democracy
• Lee Drutman, New America
• Peter LaVenia, SUNY Oneonta
• Dan Lee, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
• Seth Masket, University of Denver
• Lilliana Mason, SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University
• Allie Morris, University of Wisconsin
• Derek Muller, University of Notre Dame Law School
• Alexander Tahk, Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership
• Dan Tokaji, University of Wisconsin Law School
• Beau Tremitiere, Protect Democracy