Photo copyright Blair Seitz
A nonpartisan grassroots civics organization
 

2008 LWVPA PRIORITY ISSUE:
REDISTRICTING REFORM

Ask your Representative to co-sponsor
HB 2420 - The PA Voters First Amendment
(read our summary of HB2420)

 

Play the Redistricting Game
created for the USC Annenberg Center for Communications

League Position in Brief:
Support apportionment based substantially on the population in all voting districts, with additional consideration given to compact and contiguous territory and with respect given to municipal boundaries.

Click here to read the League's full position.

Why now?
Pennsylvania is one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation. If change is to be effective by the next round of redistricting after the 2010 census, a constitutional amendment is needed. Timing for passage of an amendment requires that the first piece of legislation be passed by June, 2008. If that does not occur, redistricting reform will have to wait until after the 2020 census.

League Activity & Media Coverage:

 

  • January, 2008 op ed issued statewide and printed in these papers:

    • Take Action - What you can do!

    • Join the League of Women Voters! Your membership makes our voice stronger.

    • Support our Redistricting Campaign with a financial contribution. Your gift to the League will help cover expenses for this important reform movement.

    • Contact your PA Senator and Representative AT LEAST ONCE EACH MONTH and voice your support of redistricting legislation. This can be done via phone, email or letter. Use these Talking Points when you communicate with your legislators

      Visit our brand-new TAKE ACTION page to find your legislators and send messages.

    • Forward our most recent op ed to your legislators.

    • Encourage your friends and family members to do the same.

    • If our op ed was not printed in your local paper recently, please submit it to your local editor with a request that they print it.

    • Get other groups involved! If you're a member of other civic organizations, mobilize those resources in support of this critical issue. Ask that the group leadership issue letters to your representatives and to the local newspaper in support of the League position.

    • Let us know what you're doing! Keep us informed by emailing info@palwv.org to tell us what action you're taking.

    Recommended Reading:

    Updated 5/11/2008

     

     

    Where We Stand

    Government
    - Election Laws
    - Judiciary
    - Redistricting
    - Legislature
    - Municipal Gov't
    - Authorities
    - Initiative and Referendum
    - Campaign Finance
    - Lobbyist Disclosure
    - Open Records
    - Open Meetings

    Social Policy
    - Education
    - Gambling
    - Death Penalty
    - Reproductive Choice
    - Transportation
    - Child Health & Welfare & Juvenile Justice
    - Family Issues and Laws
    - Fiscal Policy
    - Collective Bargaining

    Natural Resources
    -     Land Use
    -     Water
    - Air
    - Energy
    - Waste Management
    League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania - 226 Forster Street Harrisburg, PA 17102
    Citizen Information Center: 800-692-7281 - League Information: 800-JOIN-LWV or (717) 234-1576
    Fax: (717) 234-8341 - E-mail: info@palwv.org