From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Bills have been introduced in both the PA House and the Senate that would stop gerrymandering in our state—but in order to change the law before the next redistricting process begins in 2021, we need … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Scroll down for action. PA Senate Bill 22 Introduced: February 16, 2017 by Senators Lisa Boscola (D) and Mario Scavello (R) Current status: Referred to the State Government Committee on February 27, 2017 Read and track SB … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): House Bill 722, a joint resolution to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to establish an independent citizens commission to redistrict state legislative and Congressional districts, will be officially introduced next Wednesday, April 26. That comes … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): We grouse about gerrymandering just about every week, but not as side-splittingly as John Oliver did last Sunday on HBO’s Last Week Tonight. “Election results should not be the results of politicians’ crazy lines,” … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): This four-question quiz from NPR is yet another example of the growing buzz around the country about the battle for fair representation in our legislatures. Hereabouts in the last few weeks, for example, a … Continued
From the Committee of Seventy (https://www.seventy.org/): When the Washington Post wrote about “crimes against geography” in 2014, U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan’s funky district, the 7th (“Goofy kicking Donald Duck”) was a prime example. But in the last week, Wilkes-Barre’s Citizens’ … Continued
Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, which has been described as Goofy kicking Donald Duck, is an example of extreme gerrymandering. (League of Women Voters/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO) Bill White Of The Morning Call Grassroots support growing for ending gerrymandering “Nothing’s riding on this … Continued
As a new legislative session begins, we renew our resolve to ensure real representation for the people of Pennsylvania. Just days before the year ended, the international Electoral Integrity Project (EIP) released data from a survey of 726 political scientists … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Across America and Pennsylvania, voters are sending a clear message: the unaccountable “politics-as-usual” that empowers insider interests at the expense of everyday citizens is unacceptable. The partisan manipulation of legislative districts behind closed doors denies … Continued