Primaries and ballot measures and gerrymandering, Oh My!

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer Gerrymandering, closed primaries, ballot measures. For those who don’t really know what any of those mean, you’re not alone. Before writing this article, I’m embarrassed to say, I couldn’t define them off the cuff myself. Most of us have probably heard the terms before, but they often seem to pop up in conversations where it goes without a dumbed-down definition. … Continue reading Primaries and ballot measures and gerrymandering, Oh My!

Draw the line: Gerrymandering is no good

By Duke Staff 2/7/18 Life usually isn’t fair, but voting in Pennsylvania may just become a bit fairer. On Jan. 22, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that threw out the current map of Congressional districts for being unconstitutionally gerrymandered. The current map, drawn by the PA GOP majority in 2011, has been a subject of national ridicule for districts that were drawn … Continue reading Draw the line: Gerrymandering is no good