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Independent Redistricting Commission back at work
Jack Arpey reports for New York State of Politics that New York's Independent Redistricting Commission met on Dec. 28, charged yet again with drawing congressional boundaries. Chair Ken Jenkins said, “We’ll meet as much as is required to make sure the date is accomplished." This is the third attempt by the commission to construct congressional boundary lines. The commission has until Feb. 28 to announce the new lines. The Congressional map has changed several times since the 2020 census, as courts and the legislature have rejected maps from the commission and a special master appointed for the task. In 2022, New York Congressional elections helped shoft control of the House of Representatives from Democrats to Republicans, and the 2024 election is expected to be just as pivotal in New York. Read more ahout this story at New York State of Politics.