Sentences with phrase «election district lines»
(AP) The lengthy process to redraw election district lines in New York that will guide politics for the next decade is expected to get longer.
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A panel of federal judges says the new election district lines drawn by the Senate and Assembly majorities will be used in the fall elections.
After that, New Yorkers who took part in the poll say they want to see an independent commission created to redraw election district lines more fairly.
Majorities have traditionally redrawn election district lines to protect their incumbents.
The bills include creating a nonpartisan commission to redraw election district lines, stripping convicted elected officials of their pensions, and restricting the use of campaign funds.
That ungovernable chamber could determine the fate of every tax and spending proposal in New York next year - as well as in redrawing the election district lines for the next decade.