Sentences with phrase «district map split»

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The congressional map of Austin is a particular favorite of mine, since that bastion of Texas liberalism is split among districts that meander all across South and Central Texas in an obvious attempt to dilute Democratic votes.

Congressman Gary Ackerman saw his district split in two under the new reapportionment maps released, but in a statement released today put on his best game face.

The commission met on April 12, 2012 to vote in favor of a compromise map, which contained two Senate district splits and 68 House splits.

The map imposed by the court eliminated the mid-Hudson Valley district represented by Maurice D. Hinchey, a Democrat not seeking re-election, and split its territory among several surrounding districts.

The proposed Senate maps also split several upstate counties into numerous districts, for example, Monroe County, which contains the City of Rochester, is split among four Senators, and St. Lawrence, Tompkins and Cayuga Counties are divided into three Senate districts The League of Women Voters called the new lines an «incumbency protection plan».