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Breaking—New York Democrats have passed the first stage of a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map in 2028 and target 4 seats Republicans currently hold.
Dems must...
Breaking—New York Democrats have passed the first stage of a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map in 2028 and target 4 seats Republicans currently hold.
Dems must pass it again next year and win a November 2027 referendum for it to take effect.
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Breaking down New York’s proposed redistricting amendment
https://www.europesays.com/us/840884/
A constitutional amendment poised for first passage in the New York state Legislature this week could ...
Breaking down New York’s proposed redistricting amendment
https://www.europesays.com/us/840884/
A constitutional amendment poised for first passage in the New York state Legislature this week could help Democrats…#ny #nyc #newyork #nynews #nycnews #newyorknews #us #news #usnews
Democrats seek more control over referenda in New York
Democrats seek more control over referenda in New York
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THE EMPIRE STATE STRIKES BACK:New York Democrats are moving full bore ahead with their plans to join the nationwide redistricting war.
And their efforts are more expansive thantheir constitutional amendment to allow mid-decade changesto congressional maps: Democrats are also moving a measure that would permanently give the Legislature the authority to decide the wording of ballot questions like the expected 2027 redistricting referendum.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said today the decision to take such an aggressive approach — the amendment would eliminate a ban on lines drawn to favor political parties — was basedon the Supreme Court decision, which made redistricting “more of a wide-open process.”
“For us here in New York, we want to be able to have as much flexibility in drawing districts as other states,” Heastie said. “Asking New York to play fair while everybody else is playing ruthless, it’s not right to ask us to do that.”
Does that mean the speaker will be “ruthless” when picking up the mapmaking pen in 2028?
“I’m going to play fair based on how other people play,” he said.
Before the Empire State gets t…
#BREAKING: The New York Legislature has passed the redistricting amendment.
Lawmakers elected in November must approve it again next year. If it passes a second time, voters will decide the measure i...
#BREAKING: The New York Legislature has passed the redistricting amendment.
Lawmakers elected in November must approve it again next year. If it passes a second time, voters will decide the measure in late 2027.
Breaking down New York’s proposed redistricting amendment
https://www.europesays.com/us/840884/
A constitutional amendment poised for first passage in the New York state Legislature this week could ...
Breaking down New York’s proposed redistricting amendment
https://www.europesays.com/us/840884/
A constitutional amendment poised for first passage in the New York state Legislature this week could help Democrats…#us #news #usnews
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New York Democrats have passed the first stage of a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map in 2028 and target 4 seats Republicans currently hold.
bluesky
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a voting map in Louisiana, ruling that lawmakers redrew the map in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
gdelt
The 6-3 ruling found that Louisiana’s map relied 'too heavily on race.'
gdelt
GOP states such as Florida and Tennessee have started to redraw maps before the 2026 midterms.
gdelt
Framing · 4 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“target 4 seats Republicans currently hold”
→ New York Democrats seek to redraw congressional maps to affect seats currently held by Republicans
gdelt
“The state has been going back and forth on redistricting for a while and the feuds are likely to continue”
→ New York has experienced ongoing disputes over redistricting
gdelt
“He was making a reference to maps that were redrawn in predominantly red states.”
→ A reference was made to redistricting in Republican-leaning states
gdelt
“There is going to be a rigging of the system”
→ A claim was made that the redistricting process will be manipulated
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