When legislative leaders manipulate district boundaries to keep themselves in office or to silence their opposition, we ALL lose.
The status quo is not working in Harrisburg. We are asking for better procedural rules that support collaborative policymaking. The vote on rules has taken place in the Senate, but is still not scheduled in the House. Contact your state representative AND legislative leaders.
Change is needed. Whichever party has control of the legislature has control of redistricting. FDPA is advocating for a fair and transparent redistricting process that includes public input.
Citizens participate in the process and closed-door dealmaking ends
Clear standards against dividing counties and municipalities more than necessary.
Districts that truly reflect the will of the voters
PA’s partisan redistricting process has hit roadblocks due to legislative rules that shut out real representation. Just a few legislative leaders, mostly from very safe, one-party districts, control the agenda and block bipartisan solutions that would benefit the people of Pennsylvania. Join our campaign to Fix Harrisburg so bipartisan solutions—like redistricting reform—get a vote.
Fixing legislative rules, creating fair districts and mapping out a fair redistricting process will help re-establish an accountable government that represents the people of Pennsylvania — not partisan politicians or outside interests.
Help us make this a reality. Sign the Fix Harrisburg Petition
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In 2022, the PA General Assembly passed five constitutional amendments as part of one bill, Senate Bill 106, in two late night session weeks after the normal summer recess. After outcry about one of those amendments, the PA Senate has struck again, unbundling the five, then putting a different mix of three together in just three legislative days.
We are not lawyers, parliamentarians or procedural experts, but we HAVE spent the last few years deep in research on rules in use in other states and have also logged hundreds of hours of conversation with Pennsylvania legislators in both parties and both chambers.