New York State of Politics reports that while the New York state Assembly primary elections are now scheduled for June 28, using the new maps drawn by Democrats in early 2022, a judge in the First Department of the Appellate Division last week ruled the lines invalid, but they cannot be redrawn during this election cycle because of time constraints. Another lawsuit, brought by the League of Women Voters of New York State, alleged the state Board of Elections should not certify the Assembly lines because the Court of Appeals said they were drawn by an unconstitutional process. “We lost that case,” said Laura Ladd Bierman, executive director of the League. “It has been appealed to the Third Department of the Appellate Division.” The two conflicting cases, from the Third Department and First Department, will be appealed to the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, where Ladd Biermann said she hopes they will be consolidated. It’s not clear when the Court of Appeals will rule. “It’s crazy. What happens after 2022? How are the new maps re-drawn then? It does not state. Would there be a master that would redraw them, as the master has redrawn the congressional and the Senate, or would it go back to the legislature or the IRC?” Ladd Bierman wondered aloud. “It doesn’t say and there’s no process to do this after 2022.” Read more at nystateofpolitics [dot] com.