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    New York State’s Congressional Delegation May Lose Two Members

    Redistricting  •  Statewide

    Jeffrey Wice, Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow.

    According to a new report released on December 22, 2020 by Election Data Services, Inc. (EDS), New York State could lose up to two congressional districts after the official state population totals are announced in January. (read more…)

    Tags : census, population, redistricting
    Date:12/29/2020
    Category : Election Data Service
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    Mapping the New Senate, Assembly & Congressional Districts

    Redistricting  •  Statewide

    Credit: CityLaw

    New York State in 2021 must redraw the State’s senate, assembly and congressional districts. The process will be different from the process used to draw legislative and congressional district lines in the past. Previously, the State legislature redrew the districts for its own members and for the State’s congressional members.  After years of efforts to reform a process seen as too self-interested, New York State voters in 2014 approved an amendment to the State constitution that created a  new Redistricting Commission that will propose new district lines to the legislature. The legislature still gets the last word, but the commission process opens the redistricting process up, provides an outside entity to act as the initial proposer, and adds guidelines for map design for fairness. (read more…)

    Tags : census, CityLaw, redistricting
    Date:07/01/2020
    Category : CityLaw
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