Sentences with phrase «line drawing process»

Republicans control the redistricting process and will try to firm up West unless a new ballot measure that passed this fall, which seeks to take all political considerations out of the line drawing process, makes such a move impossible.

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Almost from the start, sharp lines were drawn, according to people involved in the bankruptcy process.

In the United States, they have a process of redrawing lines on a map within a state to benefit the political party who is doing the drawing.

He states that no sharp line can be drawn between the process of observation and what is observed.

I think most people are fine with steam deodorization but the chemical / bleach process is where they'd want to draw the line.

So far, he has succeeded in pushing through an ethics overhaul (although the resulting watchdog, JCOPE, has come under fire) and gotten the Legislature to do first passage of a constitutional amendment that would change the redistricting process for the next round of line drawing after the 2020 Census.

Cuomo, however, said the process commonly referred to as gerrymandering, which involves drawing a jigsaw puzzle of lines in order to keep incumbent parties in power, needs to end.

Nevertheless, the Senate and Assembly have continued the process of drawing their own new lines.

The very first question Andrew Cuomo was asked at his Cabinet meeting this afternoon was in reference to an interview he gave with the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in which he sounded like he was backing down from his threat to veto any lines drawn by lawmakers in the once - a-decade redistricting process.

«We are not going to trust them again — the promise of let the court draw the lines and we are going to reform the process next time around,» Dadey said.

«The 2012 redistricting process was business as usual in Albany, with the majority parties controlling the process and lines being drawn for partisan purposes rather than in the best interests of voters, with greater candidate choice and more contested elections,» said Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union.

Cuomo had previously pledged to veto any lines drawn by LATFOR, on the grounds that the process was inherently partisan, and therefore didn't meet his standard for nonpartisan lines drawn by an independent commission.

«Senators truly committed to reform should support both an independent redistricting process and new district lines,» he said, adding that the non-competitive elections created by partisan line - drawing are «the main source of Albany's dysfunction.»

The state legislature has also put forth a constitutional amendment to change the redistricting process in 10 years so an independent commission would draw the lines instead of lawmakers.

Cuomo campaigned on similar themes, and has threatened to veto lines that aren't drawn through an independent process.

It has received support from opposition parties who have contributed to its drafting process, as politicians seek to draw a line under the damaging expenses furore of recent weeks.

«As the state Constitution gives the Legislature the sole authority to draw district lines, the strongest plan would amend the constitution to establish a process that is truly fair, bipartisan and constitutionally sound.

«The general public, and ultimately both Republicans and Democrats, will benefit from a process that puts fairness and independence above partisan concerns in the drawing of district lines.»

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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promised to break out his veto pen on lines drawn by a lawmaker - driven commission, a move that adds further uncertainty to the process.

In addition to their fundraising advantages noted above, legislators in 2012 drew district lines that largely preserve their hold on power - a process likely to be repeated after the 2020 Census.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has proposed that a commission of non-legislators should take over the once - a-decade process of drawing district lines for the state Legislature and Congress, his aide said Monday.

Elected officials and political insiders pay close attention to this arcane process of map - drawing, because they understand well that new district lines could result in major shifts of political power.

Adding seats to that map is very difficult — even in many of the states where Republicans control the redistricting process and will be drawing the lines.

The governor was not able to deliver on his push for campaign finance reform or for legislative district lines being drawn through an independent process.

Cuomo, who had demanded that the 2012 lines be drawn by an independent commission, and be non partisan, has been warming in recent days to the idea of less partisan lines for this year, and a constitutional amendment for a more independent process next time.

In the end, Cuomo came to a deal with Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats that allowed the Legislature to draw district lines one more time in exchange for a constitutional amendment that will change the process the next time around.

Added to the normal machinating, wrangling, gerrymandering and abstract sketching that characterizes this year's iteration of the once - a-decade process is the threat of a veto from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has said he will refuse to approve «lines that are not drawn by an independent commission that are partisan.»

Governor Cuomo who has threatened a veto if the lines are gerrymandered, and not drawn by an independent panel, has lately been backing away from that stance, and from the legislature's redistricting process altogether.

CapCon reported tonight that there are definitive talks — and some yet - to - be-agreed on details — taking place on a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the redistricting process for the next line drawing in 2022.

The Senate's move is all - but certain to spark a court battle and could draw fire from Gov. Cuomo, who in his State of the State address Wednesday promised to veto any lines not created through «an independent redistricting process.»

«We just went through a process called redistricting where they drew a lot of lines on a map.

This process will take time since not only are new legislative districts being drawn, but also new election districts must be drawn to reflect these new legislative lines.

But the third question will likely be the most contentious: Changes in New York State's process for drawing legislative district lines.

Cuomo has promised to veto lines drawn by lawmakers, which will then throw the process to the courts.

Today, Ed Miliband will set out a series of bold reforms to Labour's relationship with its affiliated trade unions, in a bid to draw a line under the disastrous fallout from the botched Falkirk selection process.

In early 2011, Cuomo proposed creating a new, independent commission and threatened to veto any lines drawn through a non-independent process.

The way the law works now, the legislature controls the process of drawing electoral lines.

The Senate Republicans, who drew their own lines for the decennial process, also created an extra seat upstate, bringing the total in New York to 63.

The fact that he proposed the independent redistricting process allowed him to put himself on the side of the reformers, which is a valuable thing — a poll by Quinnipiac University found about half of New Yorkers say line - drawing should be completely independent, and another quarter say legislators should have some say, but less than now.

The danger, for anyone interested in putting an end to a process that protects unresponsive officials, is not that Cuomo will fail to get the legislature to go along with him; it is that he will cut a deal, in exchange for something else he wants, that would allow the legislature to keep a firmer hand in the process of drawing electoral lines than the reform proposal currently calls for.

At each step of the appointments process, the committee members will be required to consult with organizations devoted to protecting minority and other voters» rights and must adhere to criteria to ensure the independence of those who draw the lines.

It also establishes firm deadlines for the different stages of the redistricting process to ensure that lines are established in a timely manner and delays in drawing maps do not disadvantage challengers running against state legislative or congressional incumbents.

This partisan pact, which would amend the state constitution to create a lawmaker - appointed 10 - person panel to draw district lines, keeps in place the hyper - political process of allowing politicians to draw their own districts, choose their own voters and serve their own self - interests,» read Kellner's statement.

Unknown is how a court in New York will draw maps when courts both here and across the country have repeatedly affirmed and shown deference to the legislature's traditional role and rights in this process of legislative line drawing.

Ramsey and Lowline co-founder Daniel Barasch still need permission from the city and the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority — which owns the trolley depot — to actually construct the park, a process they estimate could take between five and eight years based on how long it took the High Line to go from the drawing board to a major attraction.

Statistical agencies have had much more experience in knowing where to draw the line, the official notes, citing as an example the cautious process the Census Bureau followed more than 2 decades ago in creating a network of secure data centers, where outsiders can access sensitive data under tight supervision.

This year, aim to add more vegetables, leafy greens, and healthy fats into your meals, and draw a hard line between you and sugar - sweetened beverages, refined carbs, and processed foods of all kinds.

So I think there's a lot we can draw out of this and structure that process in a way that it relies on professional wisdom on the front line as opposed to someone in a university figuring out, you know what «s good for a teacher to learn.

By 2001 he had refined the process to drawing thick layers of line and color on newspaper.