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On Monday, February 7, Commonwealth Court Judge McCullough recommended adoption of House Bill 2146, the map proposed and amended by Representative Seth Grove and vetoed by Governor Wolf.
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted today on new PA House and Senate maps.
PA Legislative leaders are celebrating their purported “citizens’ map” and demanding Governor Wolf sign it.
There are two PA House bills to amend the state constitution — which means there is no gubernatorial veto — that may come up for votes within the next week. These amendments would seriously damage our state’s democracy.
Fair Districts PA announces support for the proposed maps of Governor Wolf and Draw The Lines. Today the Senate State Government Committee meets to vote on a Congressional Map.
One commission, two committees and a Governor’s Advisory Council all arranged for public testimony and took public comment. Our volunteers watched every hearing, transcribed oral testimony, and read available submitted written testimony, collating it into a searchable source available to the public.
HB 38 threatens to undermine the independence of the Judicial Branch of our Commonwealth. This bill will effectively give legislative leaders the opportunity to gerrymander our courts.
In many ways this was an historic occasion. For the first time, there were two women on the commission. For the first time, one was a person of color. And for the first time, the Chair, Mark Nordenberg, had his own team, rather than simply serving as deciding vote on maps drawn by caucus staff.
Overwhelmingly, PA voters want fair districts. Our legislative leaders continue to ignore voters.
Fair Districts PA sent the following letter to members of the House State Government Committee in response to HB 2207 introduced on January 4 and scheduled for a vote on January 10.