Marie Albiges
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Writer & Editor I Bylines in @spotlightpa, @phillyinquirer, @daily_press, @virginianpilot, @impactnews.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2012
My time at Spotlight PA & Votebeat has come to an end, & I'm off to a new venture (and taking a long Twitter hiatus). So grateful to have worked with such talent & contributed to educating Pennsylvanians about redistricting.
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PA Gov. Tom Wolf signs budget and related bills, removing $3.1 million that Republicans said was agreed to for establishing a Bureau of Election Audits but that Democrats said they never agreed to.
PA Republicans say the state budget deal includes funding the creation of a Bureau of Election Audits. They say it’s part of the agreement everyone understood. Democrats, including the governor, say it’s not in the budget and they never agreed to it. https://t.co/Ih4O76cLPG
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As expected, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes the GOP election reform bill, likely setting the legislature up to use the constitutional amendment process to pass stricter voter ID.
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Republican lawmakers are likely to use the constitutional amendment process to take the issue to the voters.
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The GOP election code rewrite passed the Pa. Senate today & heads to the governor's desk for expected veto. Bill largely labeled as "voter suppression" by Democrats, though some said it had a few positives, like pre-canvassing. Story from earlier:
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Voter ID has emerged as a partisan sticking point in Harrisburg, with Gov. Tom Wolf vowing to veto any measure that includes stricter requirements.
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A Pa. Senate committee stripped reforms to legislative redistricting from an anti-gerrymandering bill that was years in the making Tuesday. Chairman David Argall said a bill focused only on congressional districting reforms had a better chance of passing
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The decision diminished anti-gerrymandering advocates’ hopes of preventing Pennsylvania’s most powerful lawmakers from drawing maps that unfairly benefit one political party.
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The GOP's rewrite of the PA election code passed the House yesterday despite a promise from Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, to veto the bill in its current form. The bill will be considered in a Senate committee this morning.
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Voter ID has emerged as a partisan sticking point in Harrisburg, with Gov. Tom Wolf vowing to veto any measure that includes stricter requirements.
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Key takeaways from my @SpotlightPA interview with Sen. David Argall on redistricting + elections, by @sarahanne_news
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State Sen. David Argall said he did not know why his constituents were so distrusting of the results, as former President Donald Trump and allies continue to falsely claim the election was stolen.
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Join me & @SpotlightPA at 1 p.m. today for a live interview with @SenatorArgall on congressional #redistricting
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The interview was held June 18 as part of Spotlight PA's Capitol Live event series.
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Fam at #IRE21: Let's talk about redistricting! I'm super excited to be part of this panel with @mizzousundevil, @MarieAlbiges, and @hananawa222! Come join us tomorrow at 3 p.m. EDT!
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New: PA House Republicans just unveiled their election overhaul proposal. It includes stricter voter ID requirements, a week of in-person early voting, changes to mail ballot deadlines, and more. First story w/ @MarieAlbiges, updates to come: https://t.co/MvbwlQQiuD
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The legislation proposed by state House Republicans is sure to draw intense scrutiny and will likely face steep obstacles.
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Join @MarieAlbiges at 1 p.m. June 18 for a live interview and reader Q&A with @SenatorArgall on congressional redistricting in Pa. RSVP for FREE -->
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Mark Zuckerberg helped some Pa. counties survive the 2020 election. Right-wing lawmakers say that was unfair, via @MarieAlbiges for @SpotlightPA and @VotebeatUS
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More than 20 Pennsylvania counties turned to private philanthropy when it became apparent the Republican-led General Assembly wasn’t going to help them cover COVID-related expenses.
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Some new election directors in PA are facing their first real test today as voters turn out for the primary election.
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After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvania's elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.
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Pennsylvania: It’s primary election day! Polls are open until 8 p.m., and you can still hand-deliver your mail ballot to county elections officials or drop box, but ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Need a primer? @PatriciaMadej has you covered: https://t.co/LWXP9vMCoY
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May 18 is Pennsylvania’s municipal primary, when registered voters across the state will cast ballots for their party’s favored candidates to run in November’s general election.
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A new wave of election directors step in to fill Pa.’s many vacancies — with little training and varying experience, via @MarieAlbiges for @SpotlightPA and @VotebeatUS
https://t.co/izH0ufOC0Z
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After a ‘nightmare’ year led to massive job turnover among those who run Pennsylvania's elections, there are growing calls for standardized training to provide more support and guidance.
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION The Hidden Tab: Taxpayers foot huge bill to run Pennsylvania's full-time legislature, but are blocked from many details. A year-long fight for records, by @AngelasInk of @SpotlightPA & @samjanesch @BEBumsted @Wrschgn of @CaucusPA
https://t.co/bUFzw6WJD2
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A web of expense accounts, few reporting requirements, and questionable claims of “legislative privilege” help keep lawmaker spending obscured — and the public in the dark.
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There's also no perfect way to draw a map, and it turns out people have A LOT of thoughts about what they consider a "fair" district. I'm looking forward to exploring this in PA.
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While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.
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@SpotlightPA @VotebeatUS Gerrymandering is often used to describe any number of abuses that occur in redistricting. And it's difficult to prove, legally. There's no easy way to know whether the maps were gerrymandered, but these tests can get us closer to an answer
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While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.
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As I've worked this #redistricting beat for @SpotlightPA & @VotebeatUS, I've had so many tell me our legislative districts are gerrymandered. So I set out to fact check that
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While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.
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“I know that it’s going to be a lot of work, and there may be contentious moments along the way. But it is an extraordinarily important process for Pennsylvania’s democracy,” he said.
Pa. Supreme Court picks former Pitt chancellor to chair the state's powerful redistricting commission, reports @MarieAlbiges
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