Fair Districts PA to speak at Boyertown Public Library March 4th

A presentation on “Making Your Vote Count - Redistricting Reform” will be made at the Boyertown Community Library. 24 N. Reading Avenue, Boyertown on Monday, March 4, 2020 at 6:45pm by Fair Districts PA – Berks and Montgomery County leaders.

Sally Trump and Rich Rafferty, the Fair Districts PA Leads for Berks and Montgomery counties, will explain why gerrymandering reform is critically needed in Pennsylvania. They will also explain why the participation of a motivated citizenry across Pennsylvania is urgently needed in 2020 to change how our Congressional and state legislative maps are drawn.

American politicians have practiced gerrymandering, the intentional manipulation of election district lines to protect incumbents and secure partisan advantage, for more than 200 years. In a profound distortion of the Democratic process, recent advances in mapping technology and voter data collection have made it possible for those who draw district lines in Pennsylvania to capture voting districts and control election results well before a single vote has been cast.

Carol Kuniholm, the co-founder and chair of Fair Districts PA, said, “by any measure, Pennsylvania is among the most severely gerrymandered states in the nation. This means diminished choice for all voters. Our distorted districts yield a less accountable government that is unable to enact policy solutions or accomplish even the minimum requirement of the job -- to agree on a reasonable budget.”

Time is short to get these reforms passed! All are welcome to attend this education event to understand the problem, the proposed solutions and how every citizen can help end gerrymandering in Pennsylvania.

Area Pennsylvania legislators have been invited to attend.