We're recruiting part-time paid summer interns to collect petition signatures in support of an independent redistricting commission. Open to college-aged young adults interested in law, politics, public policy or non-partisan leadership. www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/summ...

PA's founders said "the people possess an inalienable & indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish their government." Now we're asking to repair a system distorted by decades of self-interest. We're asking legislative leaders: give HB 31/SB 131 a vote. gettysburgconnection.org/pennsylvania...

@PAGOP leaders consistently resist action on bills to create an independent redistricting commission-to their own harm in 2031. If HB 31 & SB 131 don't pass this session, expect a D gerrymander yielding @PAHouseGOP & @PASenateGOP an irrelevant minority. lancasteronline.com/opinion/lett...

We just hit 130,000 PA petition signers for an independent redistricting commission. Legislative leaders say "no one is interested in this." REALLY? Haven't signed? Sign here actionnetwork.org/petitions/jo... Haven't contacted your legislators? Find info here www.fairdistrictspa.com/take-action/...

Groundhog Day in Harrisburg: it just goes on and on and on. Think it's time to move on to better things? Ask legislators to stop the partisan games and give bills a vote. Up first: redistricting reform bills House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 131. youtu.be/FQJmCB5cpoc?...

Our regular 1st Monday Zoom meeting is this evening (Feb. 9) - rescheduled due to the event in Harrisburg on February 2. Register here for the link: actionnetwork.org/forms/fair-d... The meeting will be recorded & the link will be shared afterward here: www.fairdistrictspa.com/events/2026/...

#SuperBowl2026 Would you watch if you knew 1 side drew the lines, set the rules & decided the outcome before the game began? No other major democracy allows political leaders to draw their own district lines. When politicans choose their voters we all lose. Every time.

We're proposing the PA General Assembly adopt the groundhog as their official mascot. There's no way to count the # of substantive bills introduced again & again, session after session, without ever reaching a final vote. It doesn’t need to be this way. www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/grou...

Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter. Maybe this year he'll be right. Fair Districts PA and allies are asking for a vote on redistricting reform bills House Bill 31 and Senate Bill 131. Maybe this spring that will happen.

And Tioga County is heard from! For @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social in Harrisburg on Groundhog Day. Legislators please, show support for HB 31 and SB 131.

Groundhog Day is Monday - February 2. Fair Districts PA and friends will meet in the capitol rotunda to suggest the groundhog should be the Pennsylvania General Assembly's official mascot. How many reasons for that can you suggest? Streaming now on most viewing apps. youtu.be/lketJ-4Ya1E?...

Snowed in today? Take some time to catch up on some FDPA YouTube videos: PA Redistricting & Gerrymandering: Get Ready for 2026 Introducing House Bill 31 & Senate Bill 131 Subscribe, comment, like & share! The more we know, the more effective we can be in asking 4 reform. youtube.com/@fairdistric...

As Ben Franklin reminded us, PA's 1776 constitution was 1st in the world to promise the people the right to amend their government. That right became a model for other states & nations.

Join us in Harrisburg Sunday Feb 1 &/or Monday Feb 2 (Groundhog Day). Reduced rate for room & parking at the Crowne Plaza; deadline to reserve is Jan. 23. Learn from orgs working for democracy reforms then show up to say We need a legislature that works for us all. actionnetwork.org/events/pa-de...

Part of the reason legislators act like they own the power we lend them is because they get to draw their own district lines. Foxes designing the chicken house! #Pennsylvania needs an independent commission. Learn more here!

@fairdistrictspa.bsky.social at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Jan 17 to remind our state legislators that partisan gerrymandering is wrong—no matter which party does it!

1/17 rally on Independence Mall, FDPA Chair Carol Kuniholm noted the group was standing “in a place of celebration & contradiction. Celebration of the vision of government for & by the people. Contradiction, in that the vision has never been fully realized.” www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/rall...

FDPA Chair @CKuniholm's Jan. 7 Zoom presentation is now available on YouTube. Lots to learn about why #redistricting matters to PA, how current processes limit our voices, why reform is so difficult in Harrisburg plus responses to some PA legislators. youtu.be/lAVIo522Tjg?...

Don't miss our Zoom event this evening (Wednesday, Jan. 7) about what's been learned in 10 years of fighting for fair maps. Vocabulary, history, policy, strategy... PA deserves better than our current broken systems, but we can't win if we don't understand the game. actionnetwork.org/events/redis...

@politico.com provides a deep dive into 2025 #redistricting saga. The electoral outcome is uncertain, as is the final stance of SCOTUS on voting rights. But the damage to democracy itself is clear: intimidation, threats, deeper partisan division, less representation. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

#HappyNewYear2026 This year PA will be celebrating 250 years of representative government, but promises from the PA constitution are still waiting. Learn more on January 7, 7 PM on Zoom. We all have a role to play in strengthening our democracy. actionnetwork.org/events/redis...

#HappyNewYear Pennsylvania! #NewYear2026 We're celebrating a decade of work on redistricting reform. But we are NOT done. Get ready for PA 2026. Democracy is coming.

🇺🇸 2026 will be the 250th anniversary of the 1st PA constitution, a model for other states & a template for the US Constitution. Do we enjoy the government promised in our founding documents? 🇺🇸 We'll be exploring that question on Jan 7. actionnetwork.org/events/redis...

Want to help move PA closer to this Christmas/holiday wish? Sign the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission: tinyurl.com/FairDistrict... If you've signed, please share it!

We're just 155 away from 130,000 names on the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission. Help us get to 130,000! If you haven't signed it please do so now tinyurl.com/FairDistrict... If you've signed, please share it with a sentence or two about why this matters.

Today we're thankful for the Fair Districts PA village of volunteers and supporters, giving their time and resources to make sure all our voices are heard and all our votes matter. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Should PA remove lawmakers from the redistricting process? YES. Politicians with partisan agendas should not be the ones drawing district maps. HB 31 and SB 131 would change that. We're asking leaders to give the bills a vote. youtu.be/RAC2_9B5bxM?...

In 2018 Utahns exercised their right to alter & reform their government with a citizen initiative to ban partisan gerrymandering. Legislative leaders have been fighting back ever since. This week citizens won in court. ivn.us/posts/utah-j...

1 of 2: Multiple polls show voters dislike gerrymandering - no matter what party does it. No matter their reason. That number is growing, especially among younger voters. Maybe rigging maps to win is not an effective long-term strategy. fairdistrictspa.com/updates/stro...

PA is safe from #redistricting war for now, but unless redistricting reform passes, all bets are off for outside money before 2031. PA will be a top target. Check an open letter to PA legislators for more. www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/an-o...

PA has always been a top target for outside money trying to capture control of Congress. Don't fall for false advertising surrounding the judicial retention vote. The one best way to be sure PA has fair maps for the future: pass House Bill 31 / Senate Bill 131 SOON. 1/2💰

When people believe elections are predetermined by politicians, rather than decided by voters, they may be less inclined to donate to candidates, volunteer, or even show up at the polls...The disillusionment crosses party lines. news.ucr.edu/articles/202...

3 PA Supreme Court justices will be on Nov 4 ballot for retention. Court protection of our right to free & equal elections is so important we've created TWO web updates to provide more information. Please read & share: www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/judi... www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/a-re...

✍🏽1 When you see ads saying PA Supreme Court gerrymandered PA, feel free to share this slide. Same RSLC that bragged about 13-5 gerrymander in redistrictingmajorityproject.com is funding partisan attack on judicial protection of PA right to free & equal elections. votebeat.org/pennsylvania...

Do Americans think gerrymandering is fair? No. Most recognize it as cheating. That's true in both parties, in all states, across the US. And increasingly true among younger voters. Majorities think all gerrymandering should be illegal. today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Vlogger Hank Green does a great job explaining #gerrymandering: the massive fraud tearing America apart. Want to help in PA? Sign our petition at tinyurl.com/FairDistrict... and visit www.fairdistrictspa.com youtu.be/YVdQjqUXuDc?...

In some ways the Texas redistricting story is complicated, with the DOJ reversing itself, & the Texas GOP legislative majority redrawing a map that same majority drew just 4 years ago. In other ways it’s a straightforward power grab. We know who loses. www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/gerr...

#Redistricting should center constituents & communities, not political parties & party leaders. #txlege power grab is dangerous & wrong. #gerrymandering other states in response would set a dangerous precedent during crucial moment for US democracy. www.commoncause.org/california/p...

No one knows for sure who will have the upper hand in PA #redistricting in 2031. By the time we DO know, it will be too late to put protections in place for either party. It's time for an open, transparent, public process beneficial to all Pennsylvanians. penncapital-star.com/commentary/h...

A Pottsville Republican Herald reporter met Fair Districts PA volunteers & interns at a recent event & circled back for an extended interview. What do we mean by fair districts? What are we working toward? Why does PA need reform before 2031? www.republicanherald.com/2025/07/15/f...

Over 120,000 Pennsylvanians have signed the petition in support of an independent redistricting commission. That's over 7,000 since April. Voters from every county & every district want an independent redistricting commission. Will legislators listen?

Tit-for-tat #redistricting focuses on the 2 major parties: which party can control the mapping process to grab more seats in Congress. Whatever the outcome, ALL voters lose representation & trust in elections. With #gerrymandering only leaders & top donors win. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/03/r...

It's summer. Time for postcards. FDPA volunteers created 5 postcards -all available for free - to send to legislators in support of PA redistricting reform. Order some cards & share them with friends & neighbors. Find cards, details & instructions here: www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/post...

On June 7, 2025, a small group of reformers gathered in the PA capitol rotunda to remember the pay raise scandal of June 7, 2005. At the time, public outcry forced some changes to legislative rules. Some legislators were voted out in subsequent elections. 1of2 www.pennlive.com/news/2025/07...

Pennsylvania’s was 1st of any constitution to begin with the words We the People. Amending the PA Constitution to give redistricting power back to the people is an essential to create a government more fully of, by, & for the people of PA. #FourthOfJuly #July4 www.fairdistrictspa.com/updates/we-t...

FDPA volunteers in Cumberland reported friendly welcome from @PAGOP & @PADems primary volunteers in red & blue tents Folks in both tents encouraged voters to sign FDPA petition in support of an Independent Redistricting Commission #NotRedNotBlueJustFair fairdistrictspa.com/updates/thou...

Thank you @amyuno.bsky.social for your support of a PA Independent Redistricting Commission! Civic engagement at its best: working together to make sure all voices are heard & all communities are represented. It's great to hear that voters understand why this matters! #NotRedNotBlueJustFair

Electoral systems matter. In PA's closed primaries, important municipal offices are often decided by a small percentage of voters. Are there better approaches? ‪@rstreet.bsky.social reimagines the candidate selection process to maximize participation & representation. www.rstreet.org/research/rei...

#ICYMI: @ckuniholm.bsky.social conversation with Katie Fahey about Voters Not Politicians' successful work to create an independent #redistricting commission in Michigan. MI went from 1 of most to 1 of least gerrymandered states. Lots to learn from their work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-9D...