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Judge throws out redistricting; Democrats to appeal

Apr 01, 2022 2:02 pm

Bill Mahoney reports for Politico that a Republican judge threw out New York's Congressional and state legislative redistricting plan on March 31, saying lawmakers failed to follow the legal redistricting process. “The people won, and the politicians lost,” said former Rep. John Faso, who used to represent the 19th Congressional District, and worked on overturning the new district lines. Now New York’s June primaries will likely be delayed if the ruling is upheld on appeal. But Democrats and political observers believe there's a good chance the appeal will overturn this decision. "We always knew this case would be decided by appellate courts. We are appealing this decision and expect this decision will be stayed,” said Senate Democratic spokesperson Mike Murphy. Besides throwing out the new district lines, Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister ordered legislators to create new lines by April 11. Candidates had already been gathering petition signatures based on the district lines, which may or may not be used. Political observers predicted that Democrats would pick up additional seats in Congress and in Albany under the redistricting plan. Read more about this story in Politico.

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