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Notice and Cure in Pennsylvania

A report by Common Cause Pennsylvania and the ACLU of Pennsylvania emphasizes the need for counties to adopt effective, pro-voter policies that increase the number of mail-in ballots that are counted each election cycle and ensure that every eligible voter can successfully cast a ballot.
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Want to see in real time how Pa. state universities do business? Your window may be closing

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Want to see in real time how Pa. state universities do business? Your window may be closing

“The goal of the Sunshine Act is to encourage and guarantee the public’s right to participate in government decision making, and all agencies should take steps to make it easier for the public to attend public meetings,” she said. “ When virtual technology is used in addition to in-person public meetings, it can result in increased public participation.’’

Khalif Ali, executive director of Pennsylvania Common Cause, offered a similar view.

Inquirer: An end to sinister prison gerrymandering is a racial justice victory | Opinion

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Inquirer: An end to sinister prison gerrymandering is a racial justice victory | Opinion

Prison gerrymandering — the act of counting people for purposes of redistricting at the location of the prison instead of their home — is especially sinister. Not only are map makers silencing individual voices in government, they are in effect stealing representation from areas that are dramatically underserved while allocating that political power to whiter, more rural places that incarcerated people often have no connection to.

Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote

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Pa. ends ‘prison gerrymandering’ with closely divided committee vote

Khalif Ali, who directs Pennsylvania’s chapter of government accountability nonprofit Common Cause, called the change “is an important step toward fully representative legislative districts in Pennsylvania” that has been “a long time coming.”

New Census data shows population shifts in PA

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New Census data shows population shifts in PA

“While this process has historically been conducted behind closed doors with little to no public input, 2021 is our year to flip the script and ensure that the voices of our communities, particularly those of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color, are at the center of the conversation,” said Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause in Pennsylvania.

Census in PA.: What the latest figures mean for legislative and congressional seats

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Census in PA.: What the latest figures mean for legislative and congressional seats

Common Cause Pennsylvania executive director Khalif Ali said in a statement that it is time to “flip the script” and heed the voices Black, Latinx, Asian and other minority communities.

“When redistricting is fair, transparent, and includes everyone, our maps are more likely to be representative and secure, free, fair and responsive elections for the next decade,” Ali said.

Pennsylvania’s lawmaker reimbursement rules are ‘ripe for abuse’

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Pennsylvania’s lawmaker reimbursement rules are ‘ripe for abuse’

Those expense rules, highlighted in a series of stories by The Caucus and Spotlight PA over the past two years, have created “a culture of zero accountability,” Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, said during a recent Spotlight PA live event.

Theft charges brought down a state lawmaker. But Pa.’s taxpayer-funded system for perks was already ripe for abuse.

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Theft charges brought down a state lawmaker. But Pa.’s taxpayer-funded system for perks was already ripe for abuse.

Those expense rules, highlighted in a series of stories by The Caucus and Spotlight PA over the last two years, have created “a culture of zero accountability,” Khalif Ali, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, said during a recent Spotlight PA live event.

Redistricting reformers want changes to how political maps are drawn

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Redistricting reformers want changes to how political maps are drawn

After years of attempting to get lawmakers to change how state legislative and congressional districts are drawn, redistricting reform advocates had to drop attempts to have political maps drawn by an independent commission.

Hearings begin this week on Pennsylvania legislative, congressional redistricting

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Hearings begin this week on Pennsylvania legislative, congressional redistricting

The first of the hearings in Harrisburg will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, and feature presentations from advocacy leaders and experts including Common Cause of Pennsylvania Executive Director Khalif Ali, Fair District PA Chair Carol Kuniholm and Temple University’s Lee Hachadoorian.

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