Panel to make key vote on state House, Senate district lines
By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Some of Pennsylvania’s most powerful elected officials are poised to vote on the first draft of new district maps for the state House and Senate. The vote Thursday in Harrisburg by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission is a key step in the once-in-a-decade process that will reverberate politically for years to come. The commission is expected to vote on preliminary district maps for 203 House seats and 50 in the Senate. There are about two months left before candidates are scheduled to begin circulating nominating petitions to get on the primary ballot. The primary is May 17.