Sentences with phrase «redistricting plan for»

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.

If the legislature fails to establish a redistricting plan for state legislative districts, it falls to the secretary of state to draw the boundaries.

Yesterday, in proceedings held before Circuit Judge Reena Raggi, Circuit Judge Gerald E. Lynch, and District Judge Dora L. Irizarry, lawyers for Governor Andrew Cuomo, the state legislature and the plaintiffs addressed the status of the newly enacted Legislative Redistricting Plan for the State Senate and Assembly Districts.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Carlucci should've been ousted after voting for the terrible redistricting plan.

It's an election year for all 212 (plus one added seat should the Senate redistricting plan be allowed) and an off - cycle year for the governor.

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.

(And if your plan is to wait for redistricting to even things out... remember that the opposition controls redistricting since you don't have the state yet.)

Also, this has to sting for the Senate Democrats, to whom Cuomo has not only refused to commit to supporting in their quest to win back the majority this fall, but arguably has actively screwed by working closely with the Senate Republicans and signing their gerrymandered redistricting plan into law.

The Senate GOP's redistricting plan called for eradicating Kruger's former district, the 27th SD.

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.

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-...]

After the 2010 decennial census, Maryland enacted a new redistricting plan in October 2011 for its eight congressional districts.

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.

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.

Also in Ohio, a battleground state with a Republican governor and a Republican - controlled Legislature, voters approved a plan to establish a commission to oversee redistricting for legislative seats.

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 majority leader also questioned whether it's constitutional for the governor to insert himself into the redistricting process other than to sign or veto the plan drawn up by the Legislature.

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.

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

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 →

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.

For two years, the governor had worked productively with Senate Republicans and their silver - haired majority leader, Dean Skelos, dangling a favorable redistricting plan to win pension reform in 2012.

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.

Democrats criticized the 2003 redistricting plan, citing the lack of precedent for redistricting twice in a decade (a so - called «mid-decade» redistricting) and argued that it was conducted for purely political gain by the Republican Party.

Following the major trend of Texas's 2011 redistricting cycle, Democrats immediately railed against the Republican plan for not giving enough representation to minorities, even going as far as calling the map illegal.

It's hard to see how there's even time for Koch's scheme: Setting up a new panel would take weeks or months, and New York needs a redistricting plan by year's end.

Councilman Donovan Richards, who co-chairs the caucus said the proposition would lock a flawed redistricting plan in the state's constitution for decades, adding that the ballot's «weak principles and political controls,» would negatively impact communities.

For his part, Gov. Cuomo has promised to veto any redistricting plan that is «not fair» — and has a bill that would drastically reform the procedure.

And with the state legislature also threatening to flip, Wisconsin could be a big state for the GOP's redistricting plans.

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

Despite promises otherwise, in 2012, the governor agreed to an awful redistricting plan that gave incumbents even more protection and which left New Yorkers with the only option of keeping a lousy system in place or approving a new system that offers virtually no improvements for years to come.

Scott has delayed the implementation of two new redistricting amendments passed by voters, released an ambitious education agenda, pushed for $ 2 billion in tax cuts in the midst of budget troubles and, most recently, inflamed state legislators by rejecting a plan to build a high - speed rail system between Tampa and Orlando.

A coalition of reform groups led by former Mayor Ed Koch were pushing for legislators to deliver a redistricting plan that better reflected the actual enrollment and population of the state.

While some sources speculate Weprin was chosen to be a placeholder, one too loyal to challenge fellow Democratic incumbents if his seat gets carved out, Weprin's spokesman says the redistricting plan is a non-issue for now.

Susan Lerner, with Common Cause, a group that has advocated for redistricting reform for decades, says the amendment just isn't good enough, and that the best plan is to go back to the drawing board, and craft something better before the next redrawing of the lines occurs in 2022.

Mr. Cuomo can improve the chances for real electoral reform by repeatedly reaffirming his vow to veto any redistricting plan «that reflects partisan gerrymandering.»

The 2000 redistricting plan provided for 47 districts.

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.