As part of his open - ended campaign to reform state government, Cuomo proposed to create an independent entity to conduct the redrawing of legislative and congressional lines, a process that happens every 10 years and which has historically been controlled by the unbelievably conflicted majority parties in each house of the state legislature. (politico.com)
Advocates for redistricting reform have complained the state legislative lines — drawn by majority parties in each house in Albany — unduly protected incumbents. (politico.com)
The majority party in each house draws the maps, so Democrats created the Assembly lines and Republicans the Senate lines. (queenscampaigner.com)