The Morning Call
The Pennsylvania Senate voted Wednesday to change the way judges are elected and to change the way legislative and congressional districts are established. But those changes are a long way to becoming law.
By Jan Murphy | Pennlive
A last-minute insertion of a judicial election reform plan didn’t hurt the chances of the Senate approving a bill that also proposes a constitutional amendment to reform the way legislative and congressional maps are drawn in Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG, PA − June 12, 2018 − The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats voted unanimously against a Senator Aument amendment to create judicial districts, as part of the redistricting reform bill, Senate Bill 22.
By Mark Scolforo/Associated Press
(Harrisburg) — Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Senate are seeking to use political momentum behind nonpartisan redistricting to drastically alter how state appeals judges are elected, drawing howls of protest from Democrats.