houes-state-government-committee
House committee hears testimony on changing state’s closed primary: ‘Why can’t Pennsylvania?’
It’s the latest effort aimed at including independent or unaffiliated voters in a part of Pennsylvania's voting process that presently only allows voters aligned with Democrats or Republicans to determine who appears on November general election ballots.
Experts, advocates call for ‘transparency,’ ‘clarity’ in reapportionment process
Led by state Rep. Seth Grove, R-York, the House State Government Committee, which is tasked with planning how best to redraw Pennsylvania’s now-17 congressional districts, heard recommendations on criteria for map-making, public engagement, and representation in an hours-long hearing on reapportionment.