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Common Cause Pennsylvania, 2024년 선거 보호 프로그램 시작
"유권자들의 열정이 높은 동안, 우리는 모든 유권자가 자신의 권리를 알고 선거일에 자유롭게 투표할 수 있기를 바랍니다."
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케이티 스칼리
커뮤니케이션 디렉터
kscally@commoncause.org
(408) 205-1257
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Redistricting reformers want changes to how political maps are drawn
After years of attempting to get lawmakers to change how state legislative and congressional districts are drawn, redistricting reform advocates had to drop attempts to have political maps drawn by an independent commission.
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Common Cause Pennsylvania는 'We the People'을 중심으로 공정하고 투명한 재분할 과정을 촉구합니다.
권고안에는 '최종 입법구역 지도는 주 전체를 고려할 때 특정 정당, 후보자 또는 현직자에게 부당하게 유리하거나 불리하게 적용되어서는 안 된다'는 내용이 포함되었습니다.
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Hearings begin this week on Pennsylvania legislative, congressional redistricting
The first of the hearings in Harrisburg will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, and feature presentations from advocacy leaders and experts including Common Cause of Pennsylvania Executive Director Khalif Ali, Fair District PA Chair Carol Kuniholm and Temple University’s Lee Hachadoorian.
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Redistricting advocates tell Pa. House leaders that transparency an absolute necessity in mapping process
Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, recommended that lawmakers start from a blank map, disregarding any existing boundaries and building their own based on public testimony. It might take longer to create, he said, “but we believe that the time spent will result in a map that will be far more representative to the people of the Commonwealth.” Could this practice disadvantage current incumbents? Sure, but protecting incumbents shouldn’t be the goal of redistricting, Mr. Ali said.
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의회 선거구 그리기에 대한 권장 사항: '빈 지도에서 시작하세요'
"우리는 선거구 조정이 공정하고, 접근 가능하며, 정치적으로 중립적이어야 한다고 믿습니다. 가장 중요한 것은, 선거구 조정 과정이 성공하려면 우편번호, 인종, 민족, 모국어 또는 직업에 관계없이 모든 펜실베이니아 주민이 자신의 가치와 삶의 경험을 공유하는 대표를 선출할 동등한 기회를 갖도록 의도적으로 노력해야 한다고 믿습니다." Common Cause Pennsylvania의 전무 이사인 칼리프 알리가 위원회에 말할 것입니다.
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WATCH: A live reader Q&A on how lawmakers spend millions of taxpayer dollars on perks
On Wednesday, July 28 at 5 p.m., Spotlight PA’s Angela Couloumbis; Sam Janesch, Brad Bumsted, and Mike Wereschagin of The Caucus; and Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, participated in a free Q&A on state lawmaker expenses.
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Pa. GOP lawmakers promise ‘new level of transparency’ in Congressional redistricting plan
“We look forward to working with members of both parties — and, most importantly, Black, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and other communities of color who have historically been left out of the redistricting process — to ensure that everyone in Pennsylvania has an equal opportunity to be represented by someone who shares their values and lived experience,” Executive Director Khalif Ali said. “As part of that work, we will be supporting communities in presenting testimony and drawing maps that allow them to tell their...
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하원 공화당 의원들이 의회 재구획 투명성 조치 발표
'우리는 펜실베이니아 주의회, 특히 다수당 대표 케리 베닝호프, 웬디 토마스 하원의원, 세스 그로브 위원장이 오늘 투명하고, 접근 가능하며, 참여적인 의회 재구획 과정에 헌신한 것을 칭찬합니다.'
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Gov. Wolf’s Vetoes Save Voters’ Access, Save Taxpayers $100+ million
'We – and the taxpayers of Pennsylvania – thank Gov. Wolf for his vetoes today. Today’s vetoes help quantify the financial cost of the anti-voter legislation being passed around the country. In actual dollars-and-cents, making it harder to vote would have cost $99 million in upfront costs and another $19 million in annual recurring costs.'
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Keystone Votes Coalition Urges Veto of H.B. 1300
Members of the nonpartisan Keystone Votes coalition today urged the governor to veto House Bill 1300, a sweeping but controversial set of GOP-backed legislative election reforms.
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Pennsylvania Senate Passes Anti-Voter Bill
The state Senate has just passed HB 1300, a package of voting law changes that includes provisions to make voting more difficult, particularly for Black, Brown and low income voters. We thank Governor Wolf for his promise to quickly veto it
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Pennsylvania Senate Votes to Create ‘Barrier to Casting a Ballot’
Legislators who seek to ‘legislate by constitutional amendment’ devalue our state’s Constitution. If our elected officials want to create barriers to voting, they can attempt to use the ordinary legislative process. In fact, that’s already underway.