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We're a non-partisan coalition working to end #gerrymandering in #Pennsylvania. We want an independent #redistricting commission so voters can choose their politicians, instead of politicians choosing their voters. Learn more at fairdistrictspa.com

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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 15h
It's #NationalVoterEducationWeek & we all have a part to play. Follow & share posts from non-partisan accounts (like this!) so your friends & family have the info they need. Lots of good info at @lwv.org @spotlightpa.org @penncapital-star.com www.vote411.org & seventy.org/get-informed...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🗳️See where candidates stand on redistricting reform & legislative rules: www.fairdistrictspa.com/.../know-bef... Check incumbents bills & votes at www.palegis.us SHARE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! Our democracy is strongest when we all participate. @natlvoteredweek
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🗳️ It's #NationalVoterEducationWeek. Get ready to vote! Register to vote, find polling places, check your registration & more: www.pa.gov/agencies/vote Find a sample ballot & compare candidate positions: @VOTE411 - vote411.org @Committeeof70 - seventy.org/.../voter-gu...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Josh Shapiro & Stacy Garrity will debate on October 7 from 8 to 9 PM. Check ways to watch here: www.abc27.com/pennsylvania...
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Josh Shapiro, Stacy Garrity agree to Nexstar-hosted Governor’s debate in Harrisburg
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to show the correct dates of the 2026 election and its deadlines for voters. We apologize for the error. HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Democrat J…
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Monthly Zoom update: what are you doing on election day? How can you help share information your friends need? Plus- what's next for PA redistricting reform? RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/forms/fair-d...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Find a sample ballot & compare candidate positions: vote411.org seventy.org/.../voter-gu... See where candidates stand on redistricting reform & legislative rules: www.fairdistrictspa.com/.../know-bef... Check incumbents bills & votes at www.palegis.us
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Register to vote, find polling places, check your registration & more at www.pa.gov/agencies/vote Oct. 19 is the deadline to register to vote in PA in the 2026 general election.
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Voting & Election Information
Voting & Election Information
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Election day is November 3. Why vote? Because elections shape funding, policy, priorities & more that impact your finances, future & freedoms every day. Find & share the info you need. You can't win if you don't know the rules.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
💰💰Join the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania for a virtual training with @opensecrets.org about PA money-in-politics laws & ways to track campaign finance data. (2of2) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Open Secrets. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a training with OpenSecrets exploring how to use its tools and data to better understand money in politics. The session will provide an overview of money-in-politics laws and the FEC, foll...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
💰💰 An August 3, 2026 article by @cityandstatepa.bsky.social highlighted the unfettered flow of money in PA elections. (1of2) www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/202...
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PA’s lack of contribution limits has led to a ‘Wild West’ of campaign fundraising
Pennsylvania has no limits on how much money can be donated to political campaigns – and there doesn’t seem to be much appetite to provide a fix.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you Senator Tracy Pennycuick for responding to FDPA Know Before You Vote questions. It's not too late for other candidates to respond. Have yours? If not, why not? Check www.fairdistrictspa.com/.../know-bef... for responses, candidate contact info, and more.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
3of3🏛️ @PAIndependents who support @BallotPA & an end to closed primaries, or any PA voters who object to legislative manipulation that defies the PA Constitution, might consider letting Senator Pittman & other @PASenateGOP leaders hear from you: senatorpittman.com/contact-me/
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Contact Me - Senator Pittman
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2of3🏛️ The PA Constitution clearly forbids multiple subject bills in ARTICLE III LEGISLATION A § 3. www.palegis.us/statutes/con... There are few rules in the PA Constitution governing legislative process. Among the 1st 3, 2 are regularly ignored.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1of3🏛️ @RepJaredSolomon bill to open PA's closed primaries passed 115-88. A similar bill passed #PASenate 48-2 in 2019. But @SenatorPittman plans to tie that bill to another, a practice @PASenateGOP leaders used in 2018 to kill a redistricting reform bill. www.votebeat.org/pennsylvania...
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Bill to boost participation in Pennsylvania primaries passes key milestone
The proposal would allow unaffiliated voters to vote in Pennsylvania primary elections, but it’s unlikely to become law.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
2of2 For years ending closed primaries has been a bipartisan solution that never gets a final @PALegis vote. Now a bill is moving toward the House floor. Is it possible that #PAHouse & #PASenate can find a way to pass it? PA voters are watching. @Ballot_PA thephiladelphiacitizen.org/guest-commen...
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Guest Commentary: It's Time to Open PA's Closed Primaries
Committee of Seventy’s CEO urges legislators to pass Rep. Jared Solomon’s bill to allow 1.5 million independents to vote in state primaries
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1of2: For years, PA legislators have introduced bills to end PA's closed primaries. A bill passed PA Senate, 42-8, in 2019, & was then ignored in the House. A 2024 @FandMPoll showed 77% of PA voters would like to see closed primaries end. @Committeeof70 @LWVPA storage.ghost.io/c/6f/65/6f65...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
PA House and Senate are back in session today after an 11 week recess. It's possible something important could pass in the few session days left. But for most bills, most advocates, most legislators- the odds are very much against it. fairdistrictspa.com/updates/just...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Both PA House and Senate are back in session tomorrow - the first Senate voting day since they adjourned on July 12, 11 weeks ago. What bills were YOU hoping they'd get around to voting on? If bills aren't considered in the next few days, odds are it won't happen.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BREAKING: The Supreme Court is requiring Missouri to use its 2022 map in the general election, rejecting a late push by lower courts to require the state to implement a GOP-friendlier 2025 gerrymandering.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Do your friends & family believe their votes count? Young voters, new voters, discouraged voters: many need accurate sources of information encouragement to register & make a plan to vote. Be an election influencer! Share information about voting, candidates, deadlines & more.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pennsylvania is the 5th most populous state, & the most populous swing state in the country. PA also has the most purple legislature in the nation. In PA, your vote makes a difference - not just for your district, but for the state, and also the nation. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
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The Power of One Vote
Elections help determine the quality of the air Americans breathe, the water they drink, and everything else in between; and more often than people realize, these elections come down to just a handful...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you PA candidates who have answered our Know Before You Vote questions & responded to Vote411.org A very large thank you to those like who offered comments on the need for redistricting reform We know most PA voters agree Check www.fairdistrictspa.com/.../know-bef... for more
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Need candidate info to plan your vote? Check www.vote411.org/plan-your-vote & www.fairdistrictspa.com/take-action/... for candidate answers on important questions. If your candidates haven't answered? Remind them they can receive survey links from electioninfo@FairDistrictsPA.com & vote411@palwv.org
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
November 3 is 6 weeks away. Remember: you may not do politics - but your future is shaped by the people who vote. FInd info you need at vote411.org voterparticipation.org and vote.pa.gov
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
1 in 10 Americans now live in a different district than they did during the 2024 election & about 1/5 now live in a district where more than 1/4 of voters are new to the district compared with the last election "There is no off-ramp other than reform." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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About 35 million people have been put into new House districts in the fight over congressional maps, report says
The findings display the stark overhaul that partisan redistricting fights kicked off by President Donald Trump last year have caused for Americans across the country.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Missouri's redistricting battle has been the longest, most complex & confusing-all to yield 1 more GOP district. Ballots are being printed while political opportunists spar for advantage. It's time for maps drawn by & for the people, not the politicians. apnews.com/article/redi...
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Appeals court weighs Trump-backed Missouri congressional map despite Supreme Court block
A federal appeals court panel is considering an attempt to revive Missouri congressional districts backed by Donald Trump. The U.S.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
FDPA Chair @CKuniholm spoke briefly at the State of the Union on Latino Health hosted in Harrisburg on 9/16 by Latino Connection. One theme that emerged throughout the day: zip code should not determine our health, our education, or our representation.
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star @penncapital-star.com · 18/09/2026
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots. From @statesnewsroom.com
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With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections,.
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 18/09/2026
Ahead of the midterms, voters should familiarize themselves with the facts about voting and elections. Here are five false claims circulating. bit.ly/4yDljei
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Five False Election Rumors to Watch For
Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with the facts.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#BerksLatinFest was the 60th tabling event since Memorial Day for Fair Districts PA volunteers & interns. So many more people now understand what #gerrymandering is & so many are eager to help end it. Thank you Spiderman & others for your support!
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#BerksLatinFest was the 60th tabling event since Memorial Day for Fair Districts PA volunteers & interns. So many more people now understand what #gerrymandering is & so many are eager to help end it. Thank you Spiderman, @LatinoConnection & others for your support!
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#911Remembrance CEO of 9/11 Memorial & Museum reminds us "The 2,977 people murdered that day hailed from 92 nations...rich & poor, religious & secular, native-born & immigrant....In those differences, they represented the American experiment itself." time.com/article/2026...
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25 Years After 9/11, Americans Must Remember What Binds Us
The victims of 9/11 “represented the American experiment itself,” writes Joe Daniels, founding president and CEO of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👷2of2 There's a tight knot of dysfunction that puts too much power in the hands of legislative leaders & their billionaire donors. The more we understand, the more we see the need to change that. #FixHarrisburg fixharrisburg.com
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👷1of2 #LaborDay is a reminder that our nation is built, powered, & maintained by workers. Yet the needs & rights of workers are still too often ignored. Why is it so hard for workers to be heard in Congress & in Harrisburg? www.fixharrisburg.com/stories/rais...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We've been asking PA legislative candidates where they stand on redistricting reform & procedural rules that give all legislators a voice. THANK YOU to all the candidates who responded. Help ask those who haven't to share their thoughts. www.fairdistrictspa.com/take-action/...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
PA college students: you can register to vote at your college address OR at your home address. You CAN'T vote in PA on November 3 if you don't register by October 19. Find the info & links you need at vote.pa.gov/College #NationalVoterRegistrationMonth #collegelife #vote #pennsylvania #election
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚗 2of2🗓️ Check our event page at www.fairdistrictspa.com/events and consider a road trip to help at an event someplace you're never been. There are good people all over PA wondering how to strengthen representation & make sure ALL our voices are heard.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
🚙 1of2 ✍🏽 Fair Districts PA volunteers and interns have talked to voters and collected petition signatures at over 50 events since Memorial Day. Most of our great summer interns are back at school, but our tabling season is still going strong.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Here's what a gerrymandered legislature looks like. Over 3 decades of @pasenategop.bsky.social majority even in many of the deciding elections yielded a @padems.org governor. #Gerrymandering is wrong no matter who does it. PA voters deserve a state legislature that reflects our votes & our voices.
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Democracy Dogs! @democracydogsusa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Independently drawn district maps - NOT drawn by politicians - are a requirement to having fair elections in Pennsylvania and the USA. The League of Women Voters' PA Supreme Court wins help to ensure fair districts in PA. @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social #fightgerrymandering youtu.be/6aiL0sLQrTA
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Recent wins in PA Supreme Court have resulted in less gerrymandering and fairly drawn districts.
YouTube video by Democracy Dogs!
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In PA join the fight for #redistricting reform by following us here, on other social media & by signing the petition in support of an independent #redistricting commission. Find links & info at www.fairdistrictspa.com
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Join the Movement for Redistricting Reform | Fair Districts PA
Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan citizens group working to stop gerrymandering. Help us create a transparent and fair redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#Gerrymandering reform is hard work in every state. But here's an insight to hold on to: “The most powerful person in any state isn’t one of its elected leaders. It’s an engaged, informed citizen who refuses to look away.” ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Ohio voters need 20/30 vision for the next round of redistricting • Ohio Capital Journal
After years of failed and unsuccessful redistricting reform efforts, Ohio remains gerrymandered with no end in sight. Or is there? Ohio districts will be redrawn again after the 2030 Census, but what ...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Thank you @democracydogsusa.bsky.social for speaking with FDPA Chair Carol Kuniholm about PA politics, redistricting & legislative process. What happens in Harrisburg is way more important than most of us realize. What can advocates do to be LOUD? Working together is one important place to start.
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Democracy Dogs! @democracydogsusa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
In this clip from Democracy Dogs!, Carol Kuniholm of Fair Districts PA talks about progress towards independent commissions for state and federal congressional districts. We also talk about the powerful leaders in both PA chambers who stop vital election reforms. #electionreform youtu.be/DxUbzN5aPSA
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Leaders in the PA House and Senate use their power to block district drawing legislation.
YouTube video by Democracy Dogs!
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
FDPA will not be recruiting volunteers for Polling Place Outreach this November. Instead, we're encouraging supporters to champion democracy by serving as poll workers, poll watchers, or canvass monitors. Check options & find info here: www.palwv.org/election-vol...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
PA is safe- for now- from the mid-decade #redistricting frenzy. Some of our legislators hope to change that after November 3. In Maryland, a voice of reason argues against "they did it first" partisan #gerrymandering. @marylandmatters.org marylandmatters.org/2026/08/21/t...
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
With November 3 just months away, some states are still litigating district lines. In Maryland, a proposed new map would remove the state's sole GOP Congressional district. In the gerrymandering wars, ALL voters lose. Who wins? Party leaders and lawyers. wjla.com/news/local/m...
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Second lawsuit challenges Maryland redistricting amendment
The lawsuit seeks to prevent the proposed amendment from appearing on the November ballot.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
#Gerrymandering: Word of the week from NPR www.npr.org/2026/08/19/n...
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Elbridge who? How the name of a forgotten founder lives on in the word 'gerrymander'
Elbridge Gerry was an important early figure in the American Revolution, but his decision to approve a "gerrymandered" state legislative map inadvertently won him lasting infamy.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
📰2of2 As LebTown reports, PA Rep. Russ Diamond & some of his colleagues disagree. They can't imagine a less partisan process than to let their caucus leaders draw their own & colleagues' districts. lebtown.com/2026/08/12/i...
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Is an Independent Redistricting Commission a good idea for PA?
LebTown examines the issue of redistricting and asks local legislators about their views.
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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
📰1of2 American Bar Association says the US is an extreme outlier in allowing legislators to draw legislative district lines. Their Task Force on American Democracy Report recommends independent redistricting commissions as a top reform to strengthen US democracy. www.americanbar.org/groups/publi...
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2025 Report for the ABA Task Force for American Democracy
For 237 years, America’s Constitution has guided our country and defined us as a Nation of laws. When our democracy is tested, we draw strength from the Constitution as the bedrock, making our country...
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