2/23/18
by News Department on 02/23/18District Map changes...
Eight Republican congressmen filed a lawsuit Thursday stating Pennsylvania’s highest court overstepped its authority in drawing new congressional district lines and did not give state lawmakers enough time to produce a map of their own.
The complaint in Harrisburg federal court argued against the legality of the map put in place Monday by the state Supreme Court, and said a 2011 Republican-crafted map should remain in use this year.
The plaintiffs are suing top elections official under Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, asking for an injunction to prevent the Department of State from implementing the new plan.
A separate legal challenge to the new map by two senior Republican legislative leaders is also currently awaiting action by the U.S. Supreme Court.
