Sentences with phrase «of redistricting plans»

As the legislature continued its consideration of redistricting plans, Vermont residents had the opportunity to comment on several Senate plans on February 15, 2012.

Daniel Chill, representing the Assembly Democrats, also argued for the prerogative of incumbents, saying it's «state policy» based on decades of redistricting plans that considered the existing legislators, and that the court could perhaps make it a significant factor without «putting it at the top of the list.»

But they could not prevent the passage of a redistricting plan in the first place, unless the four - member IDC decides to play ball.

In an interview this week, Mr. Behan said the only positive aspect of the redistricting plan is that Long Island would gain another seat in the Assembly.

The Senate Republican lawmakers who filed suit challenging the 2010 law based on how to count prisoners for purposes of redistricting plan to end their legal challenge, two sources familiar with the plan said this afternoon.

After the meeting adjourned, Assemblyman Jack McEneny said Cuomo's potential rejection of a redistricting plan simply because it was drawn up by LATFOR instead of an independent panel would be «a dumb reason» and «a very petty approach.»

The voting procedures and thresholds for passage of a redistricting plan by the independent commission and the legislature varies depending on which parties control each house of the legislature.

Not exact matches

In the 27th SD, which is only slated to exist for another eight months, thanks to the Senate GOP's redistricting plan and the desire to create a so - called «super Jewish» district, both Republican David Storobin and Democratic NYC Councilman Lew Fidler insisted they had won — yet another bizarre twist in a campaign that has been full of them.

One last point of interest from my CapTon interview with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last night: The Senate GOP is looking to pass a redistricting plan by March 1, which is pretty much right around the corner.

Samuels had hoped Cuomo, who, according to Ed Koch, recently reiterated his pledge to veto any partisan redistricting plans, would veto the money included in thie 2011 - 2012 budget deal for LATFOR, which essentially enables the continuation of the current (read: partisan) method of redrawing district lines.

The district has been long sought by Republicans and it has been the focus of several expensive races since a 2012 redistricting plan.

Working against him is the GOP's big fundraising edge and the fact that Cuomo signed off on the Republicans» redistricting plan than dramatically improved their chances of remaining in charge.

A reader forwarded an e-mail appeal sent out yesterday by Koch, in which he touts the PAC's «fast - moving progress,» including the landing of pledges from all four gubernatorial hopefuls to support nonpartisan redistricting and veto any plan that was drawn up in the traditional, politically - motivated manner.

I found that particularly interesting, since Gov. Andrew Cuomo has so far studiously avoided taking sides in the re-match between the Democrats and Republican for control of the majority (although it could be, and has been, argued that he showed his preference by signing the GOP's redistricting plan into law).

For the 2010 elections, Republicans created the Redistricting Majority Project (REDMAP) with the plan of flipping state legislative chambers to take control of the redistricRedistricting Majority Project (REDMAP) with the plan of flipping state legislative chambers to take control of the redistrictingredistricting process.

In the redistricting plan as it stands, Avella's district loses the roughly 4.5 acres of land on the Creedmoor psychiatric hospital campus in what -LSB-...]

Judge Roanne Mann has until March 12 to give her recommendation for the state's proposed congressional plan, according to lawyer Dan Burstein, one of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit to have the redistricting process put -LSB-...]

The North Carolina congressional delegation was heavily Democratic until 2012 when the Republicans had occasion, after the 2010 United States census, to adopt a redistricting plan of their choosing.

At this conference, the Court requests that the parties be prepared to discuss, inter alia, special directives or suggestions, if any, this Court should give to the Magistrate Judge to assist her in preparing a redistricting plan, deadlines, and the appointment of experts.

At the time, Republicans wanted to have a redistricting plan in place that would protect the minority party in the event the GOP lost in 1980, and Democrats agreed out of concern that their own party could be the one to lose.

The relationship saga between Cuomo and the Senate Democrats over the last six months has featured the governor signing off on a state legislative redistricting plan that is favorable to the majority Republicans in the chamber and repeatedly refusing to say whether he supports a Democratic takeover of the chamber.

A complete opinion is yet to be issued, but the court - appointed panel of three judges will now begin «preparing a redistricting plan, deadlines, and the appointment of experts.»

In addition to lumping Shelter Island with the South Fork, the proposed redistricting plan aims to move the Brookhaven Town side of Calverton into Mr. Schneiderman's district and the Brookhaven Town portion of Wading River into the 6th Legislative District, which is represented by Sarah Anker (D - Mount Sinai).

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status of the Section 5 litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The court - drawn redistricting plan changed all that, putting the entire new district inside the borders of Monroe County — a move seen as a boon to Brooks.

I reached out to a few of them to ask whether they were planning to vote for the lines produced by the legislature's redistricting task force, when the time came.

The governor gave up on a plan to immediately reform the drawing of legislative districts known as redistricting, instead waiting until ten years into the future to make some changes.

The redistricting plan «diminishes the voices of the Town of Southold,» he said.

Progressives have long accused Cuomo of disingenuously propping up the Senate Republican majority so he can use it as a convenient excuse — a buffer against having both legislative houses controlled by left - of - center Democrats — pointing to maneuvers like his 2012 deal with Skelos on a redistricting plan that gerrymandered districts in favor of the GOP.

The two politician commissions charged with state legislative redistricting failed to approve plans of their own.

At 1 p.m. this afternoon, the Senate Democrats plan to again rattle the GOP's cage on redistricting reform, delivering the Rules Committee a petition signed by one - third of its members seeking a public hearing on the governor's bill.

But so far, no concrete proposals have seen the light of day, with the exception of the governor's redistricting reform bill — a plan the Senate Republicans have yet to embrace.

Buerkle fared better in redistricting at the hands of the court - appointed special master, Magistrate Judge Roann Mann, than she did in the plans proposed by the Senate and Assembly.

Back in March when a series of late - night votes were held on a package of contentious legislation, the Democratic minority conference walked out of the chamber in protest while Senate Republicans push forward on a vote that would ultimately approve the passage of a lawmaker - drawn redistricting plan for state offices.

As I expected the US Department of Justice has pre-cleared the state's legislative redistricting plan.

As the Kingston City School District's Board of Education prepped for its public forum on a comprehensive redistricting plan tonight,

The Kingston City School District has received bids on three of their former elementary schools, two of which were shuttered over the past two years as part of a comprehensive redistricting plan which sought to address declining student enrollment.

Attorneys for the majority parties in the Senate and Assembly still contend there is enough time for the Legislature to act on a redistricting plan on its own, but asked a panel of judges to limit its purview to congressional... Continue reading →

In addition to 2012 - 13 being the final school year before the largest piece of the comprehensive elementary redistricting plan is put into action, there's also a new state - mandated teacher evaluation system in place.

How, as a result of the 2000 census, he and his protege, fellow GOP Congresswoman Melissa Hart (R - PA), became the «Bullies - in - Chief» in Pennsylvania, and bullied the Pennsylvania Legislature into a statewide redistricting plan that gave Republicans a 5 seat majority in the Congressional delegation.

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status... Continue reading →

Many union members accused lawmakers of selling them out in order to win agreement from Governor Cuomo on a favorable redistricting plan, which was also passed in the middle of the night.

By early evening, Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders had reached a deal on a number of issues including a redistricting plan, expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and a constitutional amendment to allow up to seven new gambling casinos in New York.

Some minority groups argued the plan was unconstitutional, as it would dilute their influence and possibly violate the «one - person - one - vote» principle of redistricting.

With control of more than one - third of the seats in the State Senate, the Democrats invoked a two - thirds rule, preventing a vote on the redistricting plan during the first special session.

[T] he redistricting plan illegally diluted black and Hispanic voting power in two congressional districts... The State of Texas has not met its burden in showing that the proposed congressional redistricting plan does not have a discriminatory effect.

Four of these five officials were Republican, and the resulting redistricting plans were seen as favorable to Republicans.

In June 2001, the task of redistricting passed to the LRB after the state legislature failed to pass a redistricting plan for either the House or Senate.

As the Legislature and the courts compete to finish the final touches on their separate congressional redistricting plans, Democratic Assemblyman Rory Lancman is hustling to keep all of his bases open as he campaigns for Congress himself in what is very much an uncertain district.

The State of Texas obtained pre-clearance from the US Department of Justice for its 2003 Congressional redistricting plan.