Pennsylvania lags behind the vast majority of states when it comes to making sure voters can count on 21st century convenience and security at the ballot box. One way to modernize our system is to allow and establish clear guidelines … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): The right to vote is sacred and is the core of our democracy. But for far too long, our elected officials have worked to suppress the right to vote, particularly among communities of color. … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): As you know, the 2020 election was marked by controversy and false claims that the election was tainted in one way or another. And one upshot of that controversy is that the … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The redistricting countdown has begun here in PA. On March 16 legislative leaders announced the appointment of four of the five Legislative Reapportionment Commissioners: Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, House … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): After the November election, a number of state lawmakers instantly began looking for ways to roll back Pennsylvanians’ right to vote and make it even harder to cast a ballot. Their first target? Our voter registration … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): We’ve officially kicked off the redistricting process in Pennsylvania — just a few days ago, legislative leaders in Pennsylvania appointed the first four members of our Legislative Reapportionment Commission, the body tasked with redrawing our state legislative … Continued
From PA Voice (https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneVotes/): Pennsylvania faced its toughest election ever in 2020 when the state had to implement an entirely new voting system amid record turnout during a global pandemic. The state’s historical performance was defined largely by Act 77 … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Unfair district lines take away power from impacted communities People in prison aren’t allowed to vote–yet the census counts them in the areas they’re imprisoned and not the areas they come from. This prison gerrymandering … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/16/analysis-details-how-bill-congress-could-stop-gop-voter-suppression-nationwide Published on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 by Common Dreams By passing the For the People Act, as the House recently did, the Senate can “nullify new voter restrictions currently advanced by Republicans at the state level.” By … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Since the November election, when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by 7 million votes, some state legislators throughout our country have been promoting “The Big Lie” that Trump actually won the election. These attempts to … Continued