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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has picked a new congressional map
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has selected a new congressional map that will shape power and politics in the state for the next decade.
In a 4-3 decision Wednesday, the court chose a map that was drawn by a Stanford professor and proposed by Democratic plaintiffs. The court also imposed a new election calendar for the May 17 primary, leaving that election day in place while moving the deadlines for candidates to file paperwork to get on the ballot.
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The “Carter map” chosen by the court, named after the Democratic voter who first filed the lawsuit that led to the court’s decision, was drawn by Stanford professor Jonathan Rodden, a well-known expert on redistricting and political geography. Rodden drew the map based on the current one, using a “least-change” approach.
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The map creates nine districts that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, and eight districts that voted for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, according to a detailed data analysis conducted for The Inquirer by the nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
In a 4-3 decision Wednesday, the court chose a map that was drawn by a Stanford professor and proposed by Democratic plaintiffs. The court also imposed a new election calendar for the May 17 primary, leaving that election day in place while moving the deadlines for candidates to file paperwork to get on the ballot.
...snip...
The “Carter map” chosen by the court, named after the Democratic voter who first filed the lawsuit that led to the court’s decision, was drawn by Stanford professor Jonathan Rodden, a well-known expert on redistricting and political geography. Rodden drew the map based on the current one, using a “least-change” approach.
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The map creates nine districts that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020, and eight districts that voted for Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, according to a detailed data analysis conducted for The Inquirer by the nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project.
Read more: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-redistricting-new-congressional-map-supreme-court-20220223.html
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