Sentences with phrase «current district lines»

If the courts are called upon to review the current district lines and the redistricting plans being considered, this bill would require that the court assess which plan most faithfully serves the following criteria:

«Little has changed since August, when we were commenting on the current district lines.»

Current district lines have been major barriers to Asian - American political participation.

The New York Public Interest Research Group and the New York League of Women Voters issued a joint report today in Albany that shows current district lines are uneven based on population and voter enrollment, with one party being favored over the other.

Consider, for example, the differences between the only two elections held under the Legislature's current district lines.

The current district lines have never made any sense, apart from the fact that they were drawn in a way that enabled Mr. Romaine to represent the East End all these years.

Not exact matches

During this current, and on - going process, we have continued to remind them the Park District would do our best to support any library they chose to construct within their property lines.

Company records of Midway Games Inc., which is in line to receive city assistance to expand its North Side headquarters, show that one of its board members is William C. Bartholomay, former president of the Chicago Park District board and current president of Near North National Group, a Chicago - based insurance brokerage with close ties to powerful Democrats.

Samuels had hoped Cuomo, who, according to Ed Koch, recently reiterated his pledge to veto any partisan redistricting plans, would veto the money included in thie 2011 - 2012 budget deal for LATFOR, which essentially enables the continuation of the current (read: partisan) method of redrawing district lines.

State Sens. Michael Gianaris and Jose Peralta have decried the proposed lines for their current districts, which would pit the two of them against each other.

Not that it matters very much given that 1) anyone can run in their existing district during the first year the lines are re-drawn; 2) Adams has said he's willing to move to stay in his current district; and 3) Adams plans a possible run for Brooklyn BP in 2013, so he might be a short - timer anyway.

New York will now have 27 seats in the House, down from the current 29, the U.S. Census Bureau announced, prompting what is sure to be a long and heated battle over where the new district lines are drawn.

While waiting for district - by - district allotment information, sources said Buffalo Public Schools are in line for a 3.36 percent school aid hike from the current year, up $ 6.8 million over Cuomo's plan in January.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

President Obama carried Higgins» current district with just 55 percent of the vote in 2008 and if his lines change even slightly, it could impact his re-election chances — paticularly if he has to face off against a fellow Democrat first.

NYPIRG's Blair Horner said the current process rigs elections to benefit incumbents and political parties The last time the lines were drawn, only 25 district populations were close in terms of enrollment of Democrats and Republicans, he said.

Passing a nonpartisan redistricting bill of the sort being championed by Koch would be «one of the best things to happen to Albany since the building of the Erie Canal,» said Bloomberg, who said the current system of drawing district lines «promotes ideological extremism and reduces voter choice.»

District Attorney Dan Donovan made the request to modernize his office's system — which records footage during grand jury proceedings, trials and line - ups — because the current system installed in 2005 was nearly obsolete.

Under the current law, the legislature is responsible for establishing district lines every ten years.

Democratic insiders say Johnson's future has been the subject of recurring rumors that he will step down when the current budget is done, or after the once - a-decade redrawing of legislative district lines is completed.

Incumbent Mary Beth Maio, the current majority whip on the county legislature, is running for her third term as District 10's representative on the Republican line.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

A Bronx Democratic source said it's not sitting well with his side that the lines of NY - 15 might be manipulated northward to maintain Rangel's so - called «black» district, making up for the steady increase of Hispanic voters in its current confines, while letting Manhattan retain control.

When the new lines came out, six current senate Democrats found out they were in the same proposed district as one of their colleagues (Senators Adams and Montgomery in Brooklyn, Jose Peralta and Mike Gianaris in Queens and Toby Ann Stavisky and Tony Avella in Queens).

Inter-district magnet schools in Connecticut provide a current example outside the scope of traditional school districts as to the way charters might draw students across district boundary lines to create high - quality, integrated schooling options.

Cities, counties, and state legislators and regulators all have political interests in the schools that may or may not line up with the interests of a school district's current board and management.

In its current form, this legislation will allow students in «C,» «D,» or «F» rated districts to cross district lines to attend a charter school.

That's the bottom line for New Orleanians involved in the current effort to bring charter schools in the Recovery School District back into the New Orleans Public School District.

The increase in student attendance also has a «Triple Bottom Line» benefit of: students learn when they are present in class, teachers have more opportunity to teach, and increased revenue to districts through the current funding model of Texas school districts which is based on student attendance.

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