In the past, good - government groups have criticized the majority Republicans (and Democrats who control the Assembly, and by tacit
agreement draw its district lines) for tweaking boundaries to help incumbents.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has been inching away for a while now from his earlier blanket promise to veto any congressional and
district lines drawn by the legislature, expressing a preference for a an
agreement on acceptably partisan
lines drawn by lawmakers over a court - controlled solution.