Voting Maps Approved By Commission

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The five-member commission redrawing the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s state legislative districts voted to approve new maps for the next decade. They focus on the state’s fast-growing Latino population that could change the face of the predominantly white House and Senate. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted 4-1 on Friday. The vote came after nearly a year of meetings, hearings and closed-door discussions to carry out the constitutionally required, once-a-decade map-drawing to account for demographic shifts identified by the census. The lone dissenter was Republican House Leader Kerry Benninghoff. Benninghoff slammed it as an unconstitutional gerrymander and vowed to challenge it in court.