Wolf says new map should be used for congressional elections

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Mark Scolforo, Associated Press
Updated 4:33 pm, Monday, March 5, 2018

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday it would cost millions of dollars and confuse voters if the justices stop current plans to hold congressional elections this year based on a new district map imposed last month by the state Supreme Court.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf argued in a brief against a request made by two high-ranking Republican state legislative leaders on Feb. 21 that the justices put a hold on state court orders that threw out a GOP-crafted 2011 map and imposed a new map for use in this year's congressional races.

"A stay at this point in the process will force the congressional primaries to be rescheduled at an estimated cost of $20 million, or cancelled entirely," Wolf's lawyers wrote. "It will also sow confusion with respect to which map is in use and which election dates are in force."

Congressional candidates in Pennsylvania began to collect signatures last week to get on the primary ballot under a revised calendar the state Supreme Court issued for congressional races only. Six of the state's 18 U.S. House members have either quit or are not running for re-election this year, an unusually large number.

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[Fred Sanders]

1. Alito might point out to learned counsel for Republicans they stalled the process to the

point where they can argue a self serving position.

Petition for stay dismissed!

Have a fun and fair election.

On edit: The new Congressional maps were not "imposed", unless you call forcing Republicans to abide by the Pennsylvania Constituion "impose"...oh, AP.