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Despite transparency vows, much of Pa.’s redistricting still takes place behind closed doors

By Soapbox Group
October 29, 2021
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Kate Huangpu

HARRISBURG — This year’s monumental redrawing of Pennsylvania’s political maps was preceded by an intense push for more public input, as well as a failed effort to take the power out of lawmakers’ hands and give it to an independent citizens commission.

The lawmakers leading the process have vowed openness and transparency, though advocates for overhauling redistricting say there is no guarantee they will follow through on such promises.

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