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Redistricting

The latest on redistricting in Pennsylvania

Spotlight PA — an independent, nonpartisan newsroom covering the Pennsylvania state government and urgent statewide issues — is dedicated a year and a reporter to investigating the redistricting process. To support this effort, become a member of Spotlight PA at https://www.spotlightpa.org/donate

Why Spotlight PA is spending a year investigating Pennsylvania’s redistricting process

by Christopher Baxter

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Friday that it can’t release the population figures needed for redistricting until Sept. 30, citing setbacks in collecting responses to questionnaires during the coronavirus pandemic.

Delay in census data could put transparency in Pa.’s redistricting process at risk

by Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA

Many Republicans contend electing appellate judges by districts rather than in statewide partisan contests — as is currently the process — will ensure that the state Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court reflect the state’s diverse geography.

Pa. could become a national outlier in how it elects appellate judges. Here’s why experts are worried.

by Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA

El estado está a punto de perder un escaño en el Congreso. La representación de millones de personas está en juego. Y después de un año 2020 lleno de batallas judiciales politizadas y desinformación, los republicanos tendrán que hacer lo que parece imposible, llevarse bien con los demócratas.

La redistribución de distritos será la lucha política definitiva del 2021 en Pensilvania. Así es como funcionará.

by Marie Albiges de Spotlight PA

Every decade, states undergo a process called redistricting, in which the boundaries of state legislative and U.S. House of Representative districts are redrawn to account for shifts in population as accounted for in the decennial census count.

Redistricting will be the definitive political fight of 2021 in Pennsylvania. Here’s how it’ll work.

by Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA

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