An Open Letter to the LRC regarding Prison-Based Gerrymandering
With allies we sent a letter to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission proposing a remedy to unjust and illegal prison-based gerrymandering.
Updates
Fair Districts PA provides timely updates to keep supporters and the press up to date. To find out what the press is reporting check out our “Media Highlights page”.
FDPA gives testimony
On May 26, Carol Kuniholm and Pat Beaty of Fair Districts PA gave testimony on congressional redistricting criteria to the PA Senate State Government committee. View hearing agenda and recording here. Read full FDPA testimony below.
An Open Letter to LRC Chair Mark Nordenberg regarding LACRA Transparency
We are asking the Legislative Reapportionment Commission to apply LACRA transparency to restore trust and ensure a fair, transparent redistricting process. We sent this letter to Chairman Nordenberg and cc’d the legislative members of the commission.
PA Voters took action to say “We want fair districts!”
Between April 24 and May 1, Fair Districts PA and the League of Women Voters PA held events across the commonwealth to make it clear: now is the time to put transparency and accountability into the redistricting process.
April Action
It’s time to be even more visible in our demand for fair maps for Pennsylvania elections. Join us to take Action in April.
End Prison Gerrymandering in PA
When the Census Bureau counts people every ten years, people in prison are counted as part of the electoral districts where they are incarcerated, rather than in their home communities. This distorts representation at local and state levels, giving prison districts undeserved strength in the state legislature and reducing the influence of communities whose populations are most impacted by incarceration.
March Toward Transparency
The transparency bills, House Bill 22 and Senate Bill 222, also called the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act (LACRA), are now officially introduced with co-sponsors from both parties. It’s time to invite more co-sponsors and ask support for a vote.
Joint hearing on redistricting and census delays
Our Fair Districts PA team was happy to hear of the joint hearing on redistricting scheduled for the Senate and House State Government Committees on February 24th. We hope it will be the first of several.
Call Your Representative: Vote NO on Judicial Gerrymandering
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.
House Bill 38 was voted out of committee
This week the judicial district bill, House Bill 38, took a step closer to final passage.