Post Session Report :: Tuesday, June 12, 2018
SB 22, PN 1780 (Boscola) – Redistricting reform: This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution to create an 11-member Independent Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment and Redistricting Commission tasked with redrawing legislative and...PA Senate Democrats Vote Against Aument Amendment to Senate Bill 22, Decry Hypocrisy
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.
GOP muscles judicial election change into redistricting bill
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.