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32322018 Election: How Gerrymandering Could Impact Results
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https://templeupdate.com/2018-election-how-gerrymandering-could-impact-results/#respondWed, 07 Nov 2018 00:30:57 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=18355Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the previous map of PA voting districts had been gerrymandered beyond what the constitution would allow, causing the state to go through extensive district remapping. View More » ]]>In 2017 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the previous map of PA voting districts had been gerrymandered beyond what the constitution would allow, causing the state to go through extensive district remapping. Gerrymandering is a practice in which the party in power redraws voting districts in order to favor their party and constituents. Though some have raised questions as to the…
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https://templeupdate.com/new-congressional-map-being-challenged-by-pa-gop/#respondThu, 22 Feb 2018 17:18:38 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=16281View More » ]]>All eyes have been on Pennsylvania this week after the state supreme court released their own version of the new congressional district maps. Back in 2011, a Republican majority drew the former map, which was considered one of the most gerrymandered in the entire country. Last month, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled the map “clearly, plainly, and palpably” violated the state constitution.
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https://templeupdate.com/16154-2/#respondThu, 25 Jan 2018 23:20:30 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=16154View More » ]]>“Gerrymandering is where one political party does that – draws the lines basically – to try and give their party an advantage in the elections.” That’s what the Pennsylvania Supreme Court says the Republican controlled state congress has done to the federal congressional district map. And now the state Supreme Court says it “clearly, plainly and palpably violates the constitution of the…