Lancaster Countyâs legislators have said that election integrity is a top priority because their voters express concern over the election process.
Election integrity begins with ending partisan gerrymandering and instituting more clear-cut and enforceable criteria on how the redistricting maps are drawn.
Fair Districts PA volunteer Tim Brixius made this point: âCurrent discussions about election reform in the House State Government Committee should not put redistricting reform on the back burner. Accountability and transparency in redistricting is fundamental to fair elections in the commonwealth.â
Voters in Pennsylvania have asked for redistricting reform for 30 years. State Sen. David Argall, R-Berks and Schuylkill, will tell you he introduced redistricting reform in the 1980s when President Ronald Reagan talked about what a scourge it was to good governance. In Pennsylvania, reform efforts began five years ago with the request to create a citizens commission to oversee the map-drawing process. But Lancaster County legislators wanted to be involved in final approval for maps.