Jan
21
When the current round of gerrymandering could have been avoided
I thought you’d be interested in the announcement of a forum I found in my files, below.
Two years ago, people could predict the partisan redistricting that we have just been subjected to, unless redistricting were turned over to someone other than the majority party in Harrisburg. Reform didn’t prevail.
The next reform opportunity will be for the 2021 redistricting… unless the appeals to be argued Monday January 23 prevail, which will depend on the PA Supreme Court taking the courageous step of deciding that the state constitution actually means something.
For more background, see “West Chester appeals split between 156th and 160th” (Jan. 10).
Here’s the 2010 handout:
