Sentences with phrase «on redistricting plans»

In the meantime, the legislative task force on redistricting plans to hold a series of hearings over the next few weeks, to seek public comment on the proposed lines.

And going back to pre-Sandy days, the Democrats were none too thrilled that Cuomo declined to intercede when the Senate and Assembly failed to agree on a redistricting plan for the congressional lines, kicking the matter to the courts and resulting in a far less gerrymandered outcome than a politically - controlled process would likely have produced.

Mr. Romaine said the Legislature, which has a 12 - 6 Democratic majority, could vote on the redistricting plan next month.

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.

Gibson currently represents about half the new Catskill / Hudson Valley district, drawn up by a judge this spring after the state legislature could not agree on a redistricting plan.

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 →

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.

Cuomo's endorsement has the potential to further alienate him from the Senate Democratic conference, already smarting after he signed off on a redistricting plan for state legislative districts drawn by majority lawmakers in the Assembly Senate.

Not exact matches

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.

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-...]

He also tried to make good on his campaign promise to «Clean Up Albany,» announcing plans to end pay - to - play, force politicians to disclose outside income, publicly finance campaigns and promote independent redistricting.

On January 1, 2012, the state's independent redistricting commission released its congressional district plan.

On January 1, 2012, the state's independent redistricting commission released its state legislative district plan.

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.

The Oswego County Legislature's redistricting committee worked on a plan to redistrict the 25 legislative districts to ensure they are all nearly equal in population.

The main obstacle that could divert this plan from being enacted is the Legislature suddenly coming together to pass their own map before the court's process is finished, possibly with a signature on the plan from Governor Andrew Cuomo that effects their alternative redistricting plan into law.

Former City Councilman Archie Spigner (r.) blasts the state task force redistricting plan as Jamaica NAACP head Leroy Gadsden (l.) and NAACP members look on.

On April 11, 2012, the state legislature approved a congressional redistricting plan, which was signed into law by the governor on April 23, 201On April 11, 2012, the state legislature approved a congressional redistricting plan, which was signed into law by the governor on April 23, 201on April 23, 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.»

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 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.

ALBANY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a lower court's decision not to halt last year's County Legislature elections based on a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in the county's redistricting plan.

Democratic Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the legislature's congressional redistricting plan, but on May 4, 2011, the legislature overrode the veto and the new map became law.

On January 27, 2017, the court ordered state lawmakers to draft a remedial redistricting plan for use in the November 2018 election.

A redistricting plan for Oswego County's 25 legislative districts is scheduled to be voted on at 2 p.m., but an alternative plan will also be submitted, which could complicate things.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos just issued a statement insisting he and his 31 felllow Republicans will honor their redistricting reform pledge to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, but declined to go into detail on how, exactly, he plans to do that.

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.

New Roosevelt Initiative founder Bill Samuels told me on CapTon last night he plans to up the ante in his push for redistricting reform by targeting two Republican senators in their home districts.

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.

The two have been publicly at odds over redistricting, with McEneny, who co-heads LATFOR, saying it's inappropriate for Cuomo to say he'll veto any non-independent plan draw up by the Legislature before he even lays eyes on said plan.

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 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.

Senator Michael Gianaris, a Democrat from Queens, expressed his frustration on the Senate floor, saying GOP lawmakers could take their redistricting plan and «shove it».

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 →

He gave up on a plan to require non partisan redistricting, settling instead for a constitutional amendment that will change redistricting in 10 years.

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.

Celeste Katz: State Senate Republicans have decided that bigger is better: Senate officials, in a memo posted on the Legislature's redistricting website late Friday afternoon, confirmed plans to add another seat to the 62 - member chamber, arguing the state Constitution mandates such a move.

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.

He signed the budget already instead of using his budgetary line item veto power on the partisan redistricting plan that was in the budget.

But in the state Senate, where Democrats are hobbled by a redistricting plan drawn by Senate Republican lawmakers (and signed off on by Cuomo) and the poor image of dysfunction and corruption from their time in control, the minority conference still holds out hope that the presidential election year will help put them over the top.

(Of course, now the Senate Republicans appear to be balking on the independent redistricting piece of that, but Koch insists he plans to hold everyone's feet to the fire on that).

Check out Mann's redistricting plan maps below and click here for early analysis on our Voice of the Voter «Vote Up NY» page.

Donohue made it clear this decision is a «direct result» of the deal struck last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders, in which organized labor believes the governor «traded» his approval on the LATFOR redistricting plans for lawmakers» support of pension reform.

By enacting a flawed redistricting plan, Cuomo triggers Justice Department pre-clearance review and federal court action on the already filed lawsuits by Senate Democrats and advocacy groups.

The City of Plattsburgh Redistricting Committee held its public hearing on the plan to change the city's wards last night.

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Dave Obey testifies July 13, 2011, at legislative hearing on Republican redistricting plans in Madison.

1) The Supreme Court rules the Texas redistricting plan unconstitutional: Previous lines are restored and (depending on if they are used for the 2006 elections) Democrats gain six seats in the House and Republicans lose 6.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.