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The court kept the existing Assembly maps to stay in place for the 2022 elections.
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The new lines create several new competitive districts, and lower the amount of Democratic-leaning districts overall.
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Judge Patrick McAllister wrote in his decision that he believes the Assembly lines are unconstitutional, but the attempts to intervene in the lawsuit came too late.
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NY redistricting: Voters flock to Steuben County to comment on future of New York’s legislative mapsA lower court judge in Steuben County is overseeing the redrawing of the congressional and state Senate maps by an independent redistricting expert.
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The judge ordered state senate and congressional primary elections postponed to August.
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The state Legislature may decide whether to keep other primaries in June.
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New York voters will likely end up going to the polls three times this year, now that the state’s highest court has thrown out new district lines for congressional and State Senate seats, and delayed some primaries originally scheduled for June.
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NY’s highest state court tosses new district lines for Congress, State Senate over constitutionalityNew York’s new district lines for Congress and State Senate, drawn by the state Legislature, were thrown out on Wednesday by the state’s highest court, which said in a decision that they were drawn “to discourage competition.”
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Democrats immediately said they would appeal the ruling.
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A group of 14 citizens, organized by Republican politicians, argue that the new district maps approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Hochul violate the state Constitution.