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Common Cause Pennsylvania: Election Night is Not Results Night
As voters head to the polls, Common Cause Pennsylvania is reminding voters that it may take days for election officials to finalize results.
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Katie Scally
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(408) 205-1257
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Pennsylvania lawmakers are abusing the constitutional amendment process
Republican state lawmakers, frustrated by the governor's power to veto laws, are now abusing Pennsylvania's constitutional amendment process to get what they want.
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Redistricting reformers see strong ties between racial and partisan gerrymandering
“Common Cause Pennsylvania is participating in this case as an amicus to ensure that voters of color that have historically been left out or worse by the redistricting process can have their voices heard,” said Khalif Ali, executive director of the chapter. “We are continuing to seek a better way of drawing maps that put people, not politicians, in the drawing seat.”
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Pennsylvania shouldn’t be legislating by constitutional amendment
Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause PA, pointed out, “The General Assembly is allowed to select the issue, select how it’s framed and then ask people to vote on that.”
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Mail-in voting lawsuit looms over Pennsylvania elections
Rather than tossing the entire bill, Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, said legislators should discuss how to improve it.
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Pennsylvania Reapportionment Commission Approves House and Senate Maps
This process is far from over, but we know that our democracy works best when We the People are represented by elected officials who share their values, lived experiences and priorities. Pennsylvanians deserve nothing less.
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Commonwealth Court Ruling on Vote-By-Mail – Statement of Common Cause Pennsylvania
The constitutionality of Act 77, including the vote-by-mail provisions, was already thoroughly tested and found valid by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2020. We believe that this decision is wrong, and we hope and expect the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will take this important case up quickly.
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Pennsylvania Voters Committed to Free and Equal Elections Submit Proposed Congressional District Plan
Today, a group of Pennsylvania voters who are deeply committed to free and equal elections have weighed in on congressional redistricting for the Commonwealth.
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Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay.
“They’re using the constitutional amendment to pass legislation they can’t pass through the traditional and appropriate way,” Ali said, calling it unethical.
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Voters could be flooded with proposed changes to the PA Constitution in 2023
“It’s very partisan in nature and really reflects the attempt to advance an agenda that was unsuccessful through typical, ethical democratic means,” said Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, a good-government organization. “It’s a process in place for a reason and to go around that erodes democracy.”
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Common Cause Pennsylvania Urges Opposition To House Bill 38
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Pennsylvania Republicans want a lot more power in redistricting for state maps
“This is absolutely a regression from what we already have,” said Khalif Ali, the head of Common Cause Pennsylvania, a nonpartisan good-government group. “When I was reading through it, I was just amazed.”
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PA Lawsuit Asks State Supreme Court to Intervene in Redistricting
Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, said they are also asking the Supreme Court to end what's known as "prison gerrymandering," when people in prison are counted as residents of the county where they're incarcerated, not where they would normally vote.