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Redistricting

The latest on redistricting in Pennsylvania

“We've had an agenda to defend democracy for a long time, and we finally will get ready to enact it as we go into 2023,” state House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia said Wednesday.

Democrats believe they will take control of the Pennsylvania House for the first time in more than a decade

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

For the past 12 years, voters in the 151st District have sent Todd Stephens (right) back to Harrisburg because of that deep local connection and a laser focus on constituent issues, even as they overwhelmingly picked Democrats in statewide races.

Democrats bet on abortion rights as winning issue as they seek control of Pa. House

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA

The revamped state House and Senate lines were approved by a commission made up of legislative leaders and an independent chair, and unanimously upheld by Pennsylvania’s highest court.

Pa. election 2022: How redistricting could alter control of the legislature and other changes to watch Nov. 8

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA

To understand how much money Democrats and Republicans spent to convince Pennsylvanians and the court system to support their maps, Spotlight PA asked the four caucuses for invoices from January 2021 to June 2022

Pa. lawmakers spent at least $3 million on private lawyers, experts during redistricting battle, invoices show

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including in Pennsylvania.

What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?

by Ethan Edward Coston of Spotlight PA

“It’s a much smoother path for candidates that don’t have those barriers in the way and those barriers are placed there too often to prevent BIPOC individuals to get into office,” said Yamelisa Taveras, a recent candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate seen here at her office in Allentown.

Candidates of color say they need more party support, financial backing to be successful in Pa.

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania Republicans are moving to change how the state’s political maps are drawn after a redistricting cycle that could potentially diminish their party’s power in Harrisburg.

Pa. Republicans eye greater control over redistricting in response to new political maps

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

There are four traditional redistricting criteria spelled out in the state constitution, but beyond those basic measures, lawmakers and state Supreme Court justices differed on what they should consider and prioritize.

What makes a political map fair? Here’s what we learned during Pa.’s recent redistricting cycle.

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The "independent state legislature doctrine" asserts that state courts do not have jurisdiction over election policy.

Fringe theory cited in Pa. redistricting case could give legislatures unchecked election power

by Ethan Edward Coston of Spotlight PA and Matt Vasilogambros of Stateline

Pa. Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to state’s new legislative maps

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

All seven of the high court’s justices have released opinions outlining their positions, revealing differing perspectives on the judiciary's role in redistricting and what exactly makes a fair map.

The 4 reasons the Pa. Supreme Court picked the winning congressional map

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The Pennsylvania Judicial Center

A complete guide to Pennsylvania’s redistricting court challenges

by Spotlight PA Staff

Congressional map picked by Pennsylvania Supreme Court unlikely to dramatically alter partisan balance

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania’s legislative and congressional maps are in the final stages of the redistricting process, but legal challenges by lawmakers and other groups remain.

WATCH: A free virtual panel on the court challenges to Pa.’s electoral maps

by Spotlight PA Staff

Pennsylvania’s highest court will hear arguments today from lawyers for Gov. Tom Wolf, top lawmakers, and voters as it decides what the state’s congressional districts will look like for the next decade.

Pa. Supreme Court weighs what makes a fair congressional map as it prepares to pick new districts

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The final state Senate map, approved in February 2022

See how the final Pennsylvania state Senate map scores in every key area

by Spotlight PA Staff

The entrance to the Pennsylvania Judicial Center

A Pa. judge just sided with the GOP on a congressional map proposal. Here’s what’s next.

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The final state House map, approved in February 2022.

See how the final Pennsylvania state House map scores in every key area

by Spotlight PA Staff

The Legislative Reapportionment Committee meets.

Final Pa. legislative maps approved by redistricting panel, but legal challenges likely

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it will not await a lower court decision about the future of the state's congressional map and will instead take over the case.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes control of redrawing state’s congressional map

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The state court system is set to pick the next map just days after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a proposal sent to him by the Republican-controlled legislature.

Court weighs Pennsylvania congressional map proposals with national implications

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf

Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pennsylvania congressional map sent to him by Republicans

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto the plan in its current form.

Pa. Republicans send doomed congressional map to Gov. Tom Wolf, likely handing the choice to state courts

by Danielle Ohl of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Voting takes place in Camp Hill Pennsylvanias’s 3rd precinct. November 3, 2020.

Pa. primary 2022: What delayed redistricting maps could mean for the May election

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The Legislative Reapportionment Committee meets.

Pennsylvania redistricting panel enters final stretch to complete House, Senate maps

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

A proposed Pennsylvania congressional map approved by House Republicans and advanced by a state Senate panel.

Proposed congressional map advances in Pa. legislature as Wolf, top lawmakers prepare for court battle

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

While the map fulfills basic fairness criteria set by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Gov. Tom Wolf — who has final say over the map — recently said it does not reflect the partisan makeup of the state.

Pa. House approves proposed congressional map as court challenges loom

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania state lawmakers would get final say over their own political districts under a new proposal moving through the legislature.

Upset over proposed House map, GOP seeks to overhaul redistricting panel

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Wednesday, June 23, 2021.

Pa. House expected to vote on proposed congressional map as redistricting lawsuit looms

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The Legislative Reapportionment Committee meets.

Proposed Pennsylvania legislative maps don’t do enough to increase Hispanic representation, residents say

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

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