From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Thank you to those who made calls this week regarding proposed constitutional amendments House Bill 38, to create judicial districts, and House Bill 2207, to replace the Legislative Reapportionment Commission with a sham citizens commission. … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-07/census/pa-lawsuit-asks-state-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-redistricting/a77277-1 January 7, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new lawsuit asks the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to intervene in creating a new congressional district map for the Commonwealth, as concerns … Continued
Thanks to UU Justice PA (https://uujusticepa.org/): House Bill 2207, being fast-tracked through the state legislature, possibly by WEDNESDAY (NOTE: Introduced on 1/4/22), would ultimately give the majority party in each chamber of the legislature the power to draw legislative and congressional districts … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-04/census/public-hearings-begin-this-week-for-pas-proposed-house-senate-maps/a77238-1 January 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window With the deadline for approving Pennsylvania’s new voting-district maps fast approaching, the commission in charge of creating House and Senate maps is … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-20/census/pa-redistricting-commission-unveils-house-senate-map-proposals/a77066-1 December 20, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission has voted on its proposals for state House and Senate voting-district maps. Good-government advocacy groups say the maps … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-13/census/house-republicans-release-draft-proposals-for-pa-congressional-map/a76912-1 December 13, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans have revealed a preliminary congressional district map, and although groups are happy to see it was … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): You are encouraged to review the draft Congressional map released by the House State Government Committee (HSGC). Then submit comments about your area before Monday morning. Be specific about what you think does or doesn’t … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/06/doj-lawsuit-challenging-texas-gerrymandering-met-applause-calls-action-congress “While we are grateful for the involvement of the federal government, what we need to stop the five-decade cycle of having to take legal action every 10 years is for Congress to pass the Freedom to Vote … Continued
Thanks to our friends at Draw the Lines PA for sharing this opportunity! Also, please share with small business owners and veterans who support fair redistricting. Our elections should be free, fair, and secure. But Pennsylvania has a long history … Continued
With hearings underway in both the Legislative Reapportionment Commission and the House and Senate State Government Committees, this is a key moment to weigh in and influence the process that will determine what our state and federal legislative maps look … Continued