Lack of new voting maps may affect primary elections
The glacial pace at which the state’s legislative reapportionment is moving may cause some issues with the upcoming 2022 primary election, Butler County commissioners warned Wednesday.
Pennsylvania’s redistricting requires the assent of both houses of the General Assembly and of the governor, but currently the three parties cannot come to an agreement for either the U.S. House of Representatives or the state House or Senate maps.
One potential issue should the state not have new maps, the commissioners said, is the lack of clarity over whether the current legislative maps still apply.
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