The nonpartisan Fair Districts PA coalition is convening a one-day redistricting conference in Harrisburg for volunteers, supporters, academics, press and legislators. Expect round-table lunches and breakout sessions on redistricting issues of interest. Highlights include discussion of: Committee of Seventy’s citizen-mapping project Draw the Lines; an update on current redistricting lawsuits by Thomas Wolf from the Brennan Center for Justice; and the application of math to achieve fair districts lead by the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group.
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