Bethlehem Event Highlights Redistricting Reform
An engaged crowd gathered on a hot Friday evening for a discussion on ”Gerrymandering and How to Create Fair Districts in Pennsylvania.”
Updates
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House State Government Committee Considers Redistricting Reform
The PA House State Government Committee held an informational meeting yesterday on HB 1835.
Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Democracy
“There are many ways to hijack political power. One of them is to draw state or city legislative districts around large prisons—and pretend that the inmates are legitimate constituents.”—Brent Staples
Gerrymandering’s Poster Child
Have you seen the new book on gerrymandering by David Daley, editor of Salon magazine?
Who Represents You?
The AP has been analyzing data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Congress and the National Conference of State Legislatures to see how closely our lawmakers match our demographics.
60 Years of Gerrymandering
A regular refrain in discussions of gerrymandering and redistricting reform is “this has been going on for hundreds of years, so why does this matter now?”
Local Governments Push Redistricting Reform
Local governments across the state have begun passing resolutions in support of redistricting reform.
Paper ‘Cracks Code’ of Partisan Gerrymandering
A Think Progress story referred to it as “the most exciting attack on partisan gerrymandering in over a decade.”
Lehigh Valley Live: Redistricting Reform Movement Gaining Momentum
When it comes to politics in Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley Live website says residents deserve better.
Don’t Understand Gerrymandering? Maybe Jerry Mandering Can Break it Down
Sometimes, humor can help break down complex concepts and ideas and help us have a more complete perspective of a subject matter.