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Reply Left to right: Commissioner Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, Ardith Talbott, Representatives Shelby Labs and K.C. Tomlinson, Jean Weston, Representative Wendi Thomas, and Commissioner Gene DiGiRolamo (League of Women Voters of Bucks County) The League of Women Voters of Bucks County celebrated the People Powered Fair Maps National Day of Action on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at the Bucks County Administration Building in Doylestown. Pennsylvania State Representative Wendi Thomas, of the 178th District in Bucks County, was recognized and given a certificate for her leadership in redistricting ref...

By Ardith Talbott Last week, important bills were introduced in the Pennsylvania House and Senate to help end gerrymandering of our state's voting districts. I’d like to applaud the leadership of state Representative Wendi Thomas, R-178, who introduced House Bill 22, known as the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act, LACRA. This legislation was also introduced in the Senate as Senate Bill 222.       Many voters of all political parties will recall signing petitions over the past few years calling for an end to gerrymandering. The bills that have just been introduced contai...

By Ardith Talbott Rep. Russ Diamond’s letter published Jan. 26, describes his proposed constitutional amendment, "organizing the Judiciary into representative districts and further providing for residency requirements.”    This bill fundamentally changes the role of the judges on the highest courts of Pennsylvania. Currently judges do not interpret the law according to the preferences of the people where they currently live. They should not change how they interpret the law when they move from one region to another.   Diamond’s bill proposes that candidates for appellate courts...