Sentences with phrase «new district lines»

ALBANY — LATFOR, the legislative task force charged with drawing new district lines for New York legislators and members of Congress in time for the 2012 elections, will have its last hearing Nov. 2.

MAYVILLE - A non-partisan group of county residents charged with drawing new district lines for the Chautauqua County Legislature have finalized and approved a plan to be considered by lawmakers.

Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local, state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).

Senator Duane and other Senate Democrats are still smarting from Cuomo's authorization of new district lines for the Senate that they say were drawn to favor majority party republicans.

In response, Schreibman and his supporters have built a campaign on exposing what they say is the truth about Gibson: he is, in the words of one observer, «a right - winger trying to tack left» to win within new district lines where Republicans and Democrats are nearly evenly split.

Governor Cuomo has threatened in the past to veto new district lines that are gerrymandered, and not done by an independent commission, but Cuomo has remained silent on the subject in recent weeks.

Civic groups, residents and community - based associations from across the borough lashed out Tuesday at the task force that proposed new district lines for state offices during a public hearing on the body's plan at Borough Hall.

Last week, the legislature approved new district lines that favor Republicans in the Senate, a deal that made Democrats so angry they walked out of the Senate and boycotted the vote on the new lines and several other items.

In response, Schreibman and his supporters have built a campaign on exposing what they say is truth about Gibson: That he is, in the words of one observer «a right winger trying to tack left» to win within new district lines where Republicans and Democrats are nearly evenly split.

However, Pahaham, who lives on 214th Street, switched races after the City Council adopted new district lines, on the grounds that the move was tantamount to gerrymandering.

Things got a little heated at a meeting of a legislative task force on redrawing new district lines, when the Senate Democrat's representative complained he'd been left in the dark about the creation of 63rd Senate district by Republicans.

It's been six months since Cuomo proposed an independent, nonpartisan commission to set new district lines for Assembly, Senate and congressional seats, reflecting population changes in the last census.

Mr. Romaine (R - Center Moriches), who represents the 1st Legislative District, said county Democrats have proposed new district lines after a nonpartisan redistricting commission failed to meet its February deadline.

Instead, we drew new district lines based on «communities of interest,» which are recognized under the Voting Rights Act and extend beyond race and ethnicity.

The New York Senate and Assembly were passing new district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New York.

A federal magistrate set a deadline of Thursday for the legislature to demonstrate that they can agree on their own new district lines.

Around three quarters, 76 %, believe the «lack of transparency» over the policy issues decided that night are a «serious» problem, and 68 % were concerned about the gerrymandered new district lines.

But Quinnipiac's Mickey Carroll says the voters surveyed are less enthralled with some of the action in Albany over the past month, including, an all night session of the legislature that approved, among other things new district lines manipulated by majority party legislators.

McEneny said that he wasn't sure that was the case — but that LATFOR needed to proceed with its work to meet the March 2012 deadline that both men identified as the deadline to establish new district lines.

And it is that census that provides the basis for the reapportionment of Congressional representatives and the drawing of new district lines every ten years.

The Times urges voters not to believe Senate President Malcolm Smith when he says Democrats can be «fair» about drawing new district lines.

The New York Senate and Assembly have approved new district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New York.

After months of hearings, debate, and closely guarded private negotiations, the state Senate and Assembly task force on restricting, known as LATFOR, finally moved to adopt new district lines and send them to floor for a vote.

If the bill doesn't come up for a vote this year, it's hard to see the GOP letting it out in 2012 when they're fighting like hell to retain the majority — with new district lines, to boot.

Mann was appointed yesterday after a three - judge panel denied a request from state lawmakers to dismiss a challenge to their proposed new district lines, which was filed by voters in Brooklyn.

If new district lines for state assembly and state senate reflect our growing numbers and keep our communities of interest together, all New Yorkers will be better served by a more inclusive democratic process.

State lawmakers have not yet released their proposed maps for new district lines.

Along with the bill containing the new district lines, the Legislature is likely to vote on a separate bill containing a constitutional amendment that would reform the process 10 years down the road.

Further complicating matters - because of court action, no date for next year's primaries has been set yet, and Governor Cuomo is threatening to veto the legislature's new district lines.

Mike Scala is running for Congress in NY - 6, and he wants the new district lines drawn to be reflective of ethnic populations.

When the new district lines were approved last year, the party appeared to have an opportunity to pick up a half - dozen seats.

New York will now have 27 seats in the House, down from the current 29, the U.S. Census Bureau announced, prompting what is sure to be a long and heated battle over where the new district lines are drawn.

The state's Democratic congressional roster could grow by half a dozen, a huge boost for the party's bid to take back the House this fall, thanks to new district lines drawn by the state's highest court.

«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.»

«As the assemblyman representing the largest population of any district in New York State, I understand the new district lines would result in my district becoming smaller.

Along with just about everyone else in the media and Florida politics, I've had lengthy chats with Lee about his future since a judge drew new district lines that essentially forced him to make a tough decision.

But between the new district lines and the Democratic enrollment edge in a presidential election year, the Republicans are probably going to need every penny to assist members in tough general election battles, and perhaps in trying to help non-incumbents like Bob Cohen, who's making his second attempt at winning retiring Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's seat.

A spokesman for the State Senate Majority coalition Republicans says the legal fees stem from the 2012 redistricting process, where new district lines were drawn, and payment to defend lengthy court challenges from the minority faction in the Senate.

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.

In 2002 the new district lines were drawn with a Democratic advantage of 41,100 voters, which has stayed at 41k through April 2010.

«It belies the demographics,» says Nozzolio, who says add 13 minority majority districts have been preserved and strengthened in the new district lines.

State lawmakers are currently at work drawing up new district lines; what emerges from those sessions could have major ramifications for the Hudson Valley's political scene.

The state legislature, meeting for the first time since deals were struck on pension reform and new district lines, tried to focus on their new task, agreeing on a budget.

If either or both of them step aside, it would give the GOP license to really mess with the new district lines.

In the written booklet accompanying the speech, Cuomo reiterated his threat to veto any new district lines drawn by the legislature that are partisan and gerrymandered, but he did not mention redistricting in his speech to the gathering of lawmakers, staff, and members of the public who were at the speech.

And with new district lines, the uncertainty is greater,» said Sherrill.

In 2012, taking advantage of new district lines that had extended the district beyond Rangel's native Harlem and into the Bronx, and an influx of immigrants and gentrifiers into what was once the capital of black America, Adriano Espaillat, a hard - charging Dominican state lawmaker, came within a thousand votes of beating Rangel in the Democratic primary.

Under the new proposal, a redistricting commission would determine the new district lines, subject to approval by the Governor.