[EL] EDPa: PA must use 2001 maps

[John Tanner]

Seems like the Supreme Court just addressed this issue

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:39 PM, Rick Hasen <rhasen at law.uci.edu> wrote:

>  Ah, then the statute wouldn't apply.  But holding at large elections (or
> ranked choice voting for that matter) would solve the OPOV problem.
>
> On 2/8/2012 3:37 PM, Adam Bonin wrote:
>
>  This is solely a challenge to the state legislative maps, not the
> Congressional.****
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> *From:* Rick Hasen [mailto:rhasen at law.uci.edu <rhasen at law.uci.edu>]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:36 PM
> *To:* Adam Bonin
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> *Subject:* Re: [EL] EDPa: PA must use 2001 maps****
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> Wouldn't the other choice be governed by federal statute (
> http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/2/usc_sec_02_00000002---a000-.html) to
> have at large elections? Cf. Branch v. Smith.
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> On 2/8/2012 3:32 PM, Adam Bonin wrote: ****
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> Judge Surrick’s ruling here:
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/80975584/PA-Redistricting-Federal-Court-Ruling-on-2001-Maps
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>  ****
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> In a nutshell: “Since the PA Supremes tossed the new map, the 2001 map is
> the only one we’ve got.  So even if it’s invalid under one person, one
> vote, given that petitions are in the field and the primary’s still
> scheduled for April 24, and that the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
> needs time to do a new map and have the public comment period (and court
> challenges to *that* map), what choice do we have?”****
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