Fair Districts PA (FDPA) Dauphin County Informational Meeting, March 7, Giant Community Center, Linglestown. The meeting will be in two parts, come to either or both! Invite others to join you! Go to https://actionnetwork.org/events/lets-end-gerrymandering-together to find out more and RSVP … Continued
The purpose of this document is to illustrate the consequences of meeting the letter of the law on the various criteria for a map. We show that there are tradeoffs among criteria: being too compact leads to many split counties. … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Elections are supposed to represent the will of the people, not politicians. But here in Pennsylvania, partisan politicians manipulate voting maps to keep themselves and their party in power. We need to reform the rules and … Continued
Posted at https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/politics/pennsylvania-congressional-district-map-thrown-out-gerrymandering/index.html By Eric Bradner, CNN Updated 2:41 PM ET, Mon January 22, 2018 Washington (CNN)The Pennsylvania Supreme Court threw out the state’s congressional map Monday, ruling that Republican-drawn districts “clearly, plainly and palpably” violate the state’s constitution and ordering … Continued
In this blog by Robert Wheel, Esq. on Medium, the writer describes the process of drawing Congressional districts for Pennsylvania that are more in line with the constitutional requirements regarding size, compactness, avoiding overuse of cutting through municipalities, etc. He … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-11-14/civil-rights/pa-supreme-court-orders-gerrymandering-suit-to-proceed/a60267-1 November 14, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window If successful, the lawsuit could change voting district lines before the 2018 election. (Tom Prete/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A ruling by the … Continued
The United States is the only major democracy that allows politicians to choose their voters by drawing electoral district lines. This is a conflict of interest that undermines the integrity of our elections. There is a solution—and our legislators have … Continued
You are cordially invited to a program on Thursday, October 12 – Redistricting Matters: A Nonpartisan Consensus for Cumberland County. This bipartisan event will educate attendees on gerrymandering and its impact on Cumberland County. We are pleased that all three … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/10/03/fairmaps-pro-democracy-rally-supreme-court-hears-most-significant-voting-rights-case Published on Tuesday, October 03, 2017 by Common Dreams “Make no mistake about it: Extreme partisan gerrymandering is corruption. It’s a cancer on democracy. End it now!” By Jake Johnson, staff writer “Gerrymandering has no value in … Continued