Sentences with phrase «new gerrymandered»

Unless the new gerrymandered constituency boundaries have not yet been agreed.

Also, — Republican entered the 2002 election with brand - new gerrymandered districts to protect their 10 incumbents.

Not exact matches

Obviously gerrymandering is not a new concept, but it seems that all the news I hear about it is related to Republicans trying to suppress liberal (particularly urban and low - income) voting groups.

Some of that is the new Republican gerrymander, but some of that is the loss of the old gerrymander which had been done by the Democrats.

Republicans turned their new state legislative majorities into laboratories of right - wing extremism — attacking women's right to choose, busting unions, gerrymandering Republican congressional districts, and so much more.

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.

«The new legislative maps are an abomination and are gerrymandered to break up our communities that have simply asked to remain united.»

After a state body released redrawn lines for New York's state Senate districts, cries of political gerrymandering were heard from northeast Queens all the way to Albany.

Tags: Andrew Cuomo, gerrymandering, Jose Peralta, michael gianaris, New York State Senate, redistricting, Toby Stavisky

Lawmakers heard numerous accusations that the new lines were «gerrymandered» and say the proposed maps are not set in stone.

It amazes me how corrupt the Repub Senate is... from reliance on gerrymandered districts, adding new districts, buying off corrupt / power hungry Democratic Senators to switch parties (both the Pedro coup and now Jeff Klein), and their corrupt fronting for the NYC Charter school and real estate industries they have used every trick in the book to stay in power.

Bye bye New York State (it was nice knowing you while you lasted) Hello PA (for those with the smarts and the money to get out) Hello Illinois (for the rest of us) with jacked up taxes and a permanent democratic majority in NYS government thanks to gerrymandering

Tags: Andrew Cuomo, bob turner, gergory meeks, gerrymandering, Joseph Addabbo, Malcolm Smith, new york state legislative task force on demographic research and reapportionment, redistricting, shirley huntley

Oh great... the Democrats will create «fair» districts in New York, while in Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio the Republicans will gerrymander their way into a permanent majority.

The professors argue that holding a convention could bolster ethics reform in New York, curb partisan gerrymandering and reform the state's judicial system.

«This agreement will permanently reform the redistricting process in New York to once and for all end self - interested and partisan gerrymandering,» Cuomo said in March 2012.

Common Cause, a non-profit, non-partisan citizen - advocacy group, charged that some of the proposed new Assembly districts on Long Island had been gerrymandered in what its spokesperson called «a game of follow the Democratic voters.»

[78] In July 2005, a new law for electoral reforms was approved which prevented electoral gerrymandering by cutting the number of electoral districts from 25 to 5.

Sri Lanka's new Local Government elections process has been the talking point of gerrymandering since its inception.

Thanks to the gerrymandering and de facto one - party rule that prevails throughout the bulk of the five boroughs, the real election day for most political contests in New York City is in September.

Sure, if he follows through on his promise to veto their gerrymander, the New York Times editorial board will cheer, but then, for as long as he remains in this particular office, Cuomo will have to live with either a vengeful Republican Senate majority or a dysfunctional Democratic one, which may turn out to be even worse for him.

The Republican Party controls every branch of the federal government, and has maintained a virtually uninterrupted stranglehold on New York's Senate for a half century, thanks to gerrymandering and Democratic collusion.

New York's Republican conference remains solely in power thanks to terribly gerrymandered districts rubberstamped by Cuomo in 2012 and the IDC's gamesmanship.

Another example of (intentional) state - level gerrymandering is the «Free State Project», which aims to recruit 20,000 libertarian volunteers to move to a low - population state (they selected New Hampshire) in order to «take over» that state.

Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group said a statistical analysis shows the Senate's proposal is «clearly the most gerrymandered lines» in at least 30 years.

Further, of 204 elected delegates, 189 would be chosen from New York's 63 state Senate districts, three from each, which Democrats note are heavily gerrymandered in favor of Republican interests.

A new poll finds that while New Yorkers still think very highly of Governor Cuomo, they are not as happy with recent developments in Albany that include a secretive, middle of the night legislative session, and gerrymandered legislative district linnew poll finds that while New Yorkers still think very highly of Governor Cuomo, they are not as happy with recent developments in Albany that include a secretive, middle of the night legislative session, and gerrymandered legislative district linNew Yorkers still think very highly of Governor Cuomo, they are not as happy with recent developments in Albany that include a secretive, middle of the night legislative session, and gerrymandered legislative district lines.

Diaz Sr. wrapped up his missive by calling these lines a «disgrace» and «the most gerrymandered... in recent New York history.»

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.

One answer to Quinn's question: Progressives believe (with some cause) that Cuomo has abetted GOP control of the State Senate by coddling the turncoat Democrats of the IDC and approving gerrymandered district maps that aid upstate Republicans — and (with indisputable cause) that Albany is a bastion of corruption where well - heeled interests (most conspicuously, New York City developers) can purchase favors at bargain prices.

2010 was a redistricting year and the Republicans, the majority of whom ran that year after signing Ed Koch's pledge to implement real, independent redistricting, gerrymandered the shit out of New York State.

The new district lines were released last week, and immediately criticized by numerous government reform groups as partisan and blatantly gerrymandered.

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.

Despite New York's Democratic voter enrollment edge, there were a number of contested congressional contests both this year and in 2012 — thanks to the slightly less gerrymandered redistricting map created by a court and not state lawmakers.

The report argues that New York State allows «gerrymandered» districts with vast disparities in population size that, while technically legal, undermine democratic principles.

Blair Horner of NYPIRG, Susan Lerner of Common Cause, and Jesse Laymon of Effective New York present mock awards for most gerrymandered districts in the NYS legislature

-- Politico, «Obama, Holder to lead post-Trump redistricting campaign,» by Edward - Isaac Dovere: «As Democrats aim to capitalize on this year's Republican turmoil and start building back their own decimated bench, former Attorney General Eric Holder will chair a new umbrella group focused on redistricting reform — with the aim of taking on the gerrymandering that's left the party behind in statehouses and made winning a House majority far more difficult.

Today's NY Times editorial argues, that Congress should fix a visa program encouraging investment in high - unemployment areas that is being exploited in New York by gerrymandered maps that... Continue reading →

On Thursday, in his trademark, «What You Should Know» release, Bronx State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. blasted Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for creating «the most gerrymandered lines in recent New York history.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo this morning said that as a result of his grand bargain with the legislature, gerrymandering in New York State «is over.»

«This agreement will permanently reform the redistricting process in New York to once and for all end self - interested and partisan gerrymandering,» Cuomo said.

Eventually Cuomo gave up his pledge to veto any district lines that were gerrymandered and agreed to new lines that drastically favored Senate Republicans, even creating a 63rd district upstate that suspiciously carved its way around major population centers and incorporated rural towns populated by more voters who were more likely Republican.

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.

In a move reminiscent of the one that redistricted Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries out of the Brooklyn district in which he lived back in 2002 — landing him a star turn in that cult classic, «Gerrymandering» — the Republicans bumped Adams right out of the 20th SD, making a little dip right at the neck joint of this goose - like new distrtict.

Elsewhere, primary returns ranged from awful to almost average, showing 14 percent in the incredibly gerrymandered finger - shaped 101st Assembly District, where incumbent Claudia Tenney of Utica trounced Walden Mayor Brian Maher, to 9.8 percent in the new 51st Senate District race, in which veteran Jim Seward blasted challenger Jim Blake by a more than five - to - one margin.

Blair Horner, with the New York Public Interest Research Group, is urging a no vote, as is Common Cause, saying it's «fake» reform and would enshrine in the state constitution lawmakers» ability to gerrymander the districts.

Today's NY Times editorial argues, that Congress should fix a visa program encouraging investment in high - unemployment areas that is being exploited in New York by gerrymandered maps that make wealthy areas look poorer.

«One, is the gerrymandering that occurs allowing lawmakers to draw their own district lines... [two is] a disgraceful campaign finance system that allows them to hit up special interests for ridiculous amounts of money,» said Blair Horner, executive director at the New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to a lack of «pay - to - play» restrictions on campaign donors with government business.

When the State Senate and Assembly deadlocked over how to gerrymander the districts, he allowed a court to draw the Congressional lines for New York without offering any input.

While New York is deeply blue in aggregate — Hillary Clinton carried Trump's home state by more than 20 points — the 2012 round of redistricting saw House seats drawn by a federal court rather than subjected to normal partisan gerrymandering, which made several seats politically competitive.