Government Accountability

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Pennsylvania’s contentious congressional map has spurred disagreement among the state judiciary, lawmakers, and the governor. Yet students came up with several solutions.

Some political analysts have raised red flags about partisanship within the proposed map.

Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s House and Senate said Thursday evening it is impossible for them to pass a new congressional map before the state Supreme Court’s Friday.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that the state’s congressional district map deprives voters’ of their right to “free and equal” elections.

Pennsylvania will have at least six open congressional seats in the upcoming midterm election as one incumbent after another has decided not to run again.

Lawyers for the state GOP filed an application Friday afternoon calling on the court to disqualify Justice David Wecht from the case.

The court says if lawmakers don’t redraw the maps and submit them to Gov. Tom Wolf, the justices will redraw them.