Sentences with phrase «of legislative district lines»

The proposed changes — including the creation of a new Senate district in the Albany area — will be part of the once - a-decade redrawing of legislative district lines, which both houses of the Legislature will unveil Wednesday.

Democratic insiders say Johnson's future has been the subject of recurring rumors that he will step down when the current budget is done, or after the once - a-decade redrawing of legislative district lines is completed.

But he has said that the first draft of legislative district lines are «hyper political», and that he would reject them.

A federal magistrate has said she'll release her version of legislative district lines on Thursday.

Another question focused on the upcoming redistricting of legislative district lines and who should help draw them.

Not exact matches

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

The state representatives and state senators elected 15 months from now will preside over the rawest political act in America: the redrawing of congressional and legislative district lines based on the results of the decennial census.

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).

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.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

«The proposed legislative district lines tear the fabric of our communities and neighborhoods,» Friedrich told the task force members.

The state legislature draws state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission.

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines in many states, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

Voters like the idea (69 - 20) of an independent redistricting commission of the sort being pushed by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and his NY Uprising PAC and believe (71 - 14) taking the power of drawing legislative and congressional district lines would make for more competitive elections in the future.

Both legislative leaders said yesterday that her proposals are a template from which to re-start negotiations, although there is a school of thought — one particularly of concern to black and Latino leaders in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan — that Mann's lines will end up standing, since they allow the majorities in both the Senate and Assembly to punt on hard decisions about whose district to eliminate and how.

As a result of redistricting, he was placed in the 2nd Legislative District, and faced fellow GOP legislator Walter Frey in the primary elections, winning the Republican line.

District lines drawn after the census this year will help shape the outcome of future legislative and Congressional races.

The governors» landscape is all the more important when you consider that the winners in 2010 will exert considerable influence over the decennial redistricting process that will reshape the lines of congressional and legislative districts across the country.

Hinchey's mid-Hudson Valley district is likely to be carved up by the state legislators in charge of redrawing legislative lines for this year's elections.

State legislative district lines are primarily the province of the state legislatures themselves in 37 states.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

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.

The governor was criticized for using messages of necessity, long a staple of backroom deal - making at the Capitol, when he brokered agreements to reduce pension benefits for new public employees and change legislative district lines.

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 lines.

Cuomo has pledged as part of his broader Albany - reform agenda to wrest the power to redraw legislative - and congressional - district lines from legislative leaders in Albany, who currently exercise control of the process through a redistricting task force whose members they appoint.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Meanwhile, lawyers for the legislative leaders filed papers asking a federal three - judge panel to hold off on appointing a special master to draw the state and congressional district lines instead of the Legislature.

The New York Senate and Assembly were poised to vote on 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.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has decided to make nonpartisan redistricting reform the first focus of his push to change politics at the Capitol, announcing a bill that would establish a nonpartisan commission to redraw state legislative and congressional district lines.

The New York People's Convention, a group funded heavily by Bill Samuels, a New York City businessman and promoter over the years of everything from improving how congressional and legislative district lines are drawn to term limits, has raised — and spent — $ 251,000 on a Proposal 1 yes effort.

* A balanced budget completed on time and without increased taxes, fees, assessment or borrowing * Full disclosure of all outside income * A non-partisan commission to redraw legislative district lines * Vote against any unfunded mandates

City Councilman Jumaane Williams and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said they were distressed by a flurry of complaints from voters during Thursday's state legislative primaries, stemming mainly from voter confusion over poll site changes after district lines were redrawn earlier this year.

Cho measures how closely a state's existing legislative districts line up with billions of non-partisan maps drawn by her supercomputing cluster.

The toxicity of President Trump has made it increasingly likely that Democrats will make significant gains in legislative districts, in line with national trends.

The MASB Government Relations Department represents the view of MASB member districts with federal and state legislative leaders and works to open the lines of communication between locally elected school board members and the elected officials in Lansing and Washington.