State College produces two winners of statewide redistricting contest
A State College Area High School sophomore took first place in a statewide contest asking participants to redraw the Pennsylvania state congressional map.
Kyle Hynes, 15, won the youth division for Draw the Lines PA’s congressional map contest. Draw the Lines PA is a nonpartisan, statewide “civic education and engagement initiative” made up of three regional steering committees, according to the organization’s website.
In his personal statement for the winning map, Hynes said he prioritized “competitiveness” in order to give the highest amount of citizens a say in their Congressional representation. Using census data, mapping software and the Voting Rights Act, Hynes redrew Congressional boundaries to make 14 of 18 districts competitive.
“(The map) will also be heavily responsive to shifts in the electoral climate,” he wrote. “It gives more people more of a say in elected officials, and it will make 78 percent of our members of Congress truly fight for their seats.”
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So easy, a High School Sophomore can do it...
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It's nice to see the younger students taking an interest in this major issue. We need an informed electorate and we need fairly drawn district maps. The voters of Pennsylvania will respond when they can see that every vote counts.
