«The Assembly plan released today by the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR) is the culmination of a months - long process to reshape New York's
electoral map based on shifts in population that have occurred over the last decade.
As New York prepares for the once - a-decade redistricting process
based on census data, Gov. Cuomo has proposed that the
electoral map be redrawn by an independent commission as opposed to the legislature, which has created some highly - gerrymandered districts in the past.