Sentences with phrase «redistricting process»

Overall, our goal for the year is to move the needle on achieving a fair redistricting process in 2021.

, plus a constitutional amendment for an independent redistricting process (117 to 12).

Let them know you're holding them accountable to a fair redistricting process.

Given that the next redistricting process begins in 2020, there is still time to get the reforms right.

The winner of this election will be involved in the state's redistricting process following the 2020 census.

The measure would make changes to the state's lobbying laws, campaign finance limits for state legislative candidates, and legislative redistricting process.

The rulings in these cases, which originated in a variety of states, impact redistricting processes across the nation.

I, personally, would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see «one senator for each county» as the outcome of our upcoming redistricting process.

The 2000 redistricting process reduced the number of seats in the chamber from 50 to 38.

«How that's going to go is anyone's guess, but it's going to happen,» Mr. Losquadro said of redistricting process.

In Pennsylvania, for example, Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives received 83,000 more votes than Republican candidates, yet the Republican - controlled redistricting process in 2010 resulted in Democrats losing to their Republican counterparts in 13 out of Pennsylvania's 18 districts.

It would also create a precedent that will mean that when the next self - interested legislature is faced with this same situation, the next self - styled - reformer governor will be able to present that legislature with a choice between instituting an independent redistricting process for real or turning it all over, once again, to the courts.

A three - judge panel named U.S. Magistrate Roanne Mann as special master over New York's once - a-decade redistricting process during a hearing Monday afternoon.

This is the second in an occasional series that focuses on the decennial redistricting process in key states.

Sen. Mike Gianaris decried the potential constitutional amendment that would overhaul the state's redistricting process as «an epic fail» that would have long - lasting impacts on fair elections in New York.

In addition to Michigan, the analysis found a significant Republican tilt in South Dakota, Wisconsin and Florida, all of which had a Republican - controlled redistricting process after the 2010 Census.

The seat was created during the 2012 redistricting process by Senate Republicans, adding a 63rd seat to the chamber.

The good - government group Citizens Union released this morning a somewhat curious letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo urging him to use his veto «threat» as a means of getting a better, more independent redistricting process next time around and fairer lines this year.

Assuming the partisan redistricting process remains in place, one Democratic Senate leader has even talked of wanting to redistrict the GOP into oblivion.

The 2012 redistricting process moved all of Chautauqua County into Goodell's assembly district, while the county also rejoined the former 31st (renumbered the 23rd) congressional district along with Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties.

Over the objections of Rangel and his supporters, the federal court overseeing the just - completed congressional redistricting process declined to stretch Rangel's district northward to take in more African - American voters, and instead increased the Hispanic population in the district, raising it to 55 percent of the overall population.

The contentious redistricting process that changed political representation in Queens came to a close Monday when a federal judge signed off on the new congressional lines, days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo did the same at the state level.

Mr. Turner lost his congressional seat in the decennial redistricting process last year.

Earlier in 2011, Missouri's state redistricting process stalled and was turned over to the courts.

«We give him our full support in defending this statute to ensure that this year's redistricting process does not once again dilute the votes of communities of color.»

«I'm committed, but I'm not committed as to which race,» Mr. Maher said, indicating her decision will be made based on how New York's chaotic redistricting process works itself out.

Skelos said he doesn't believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bill creates a truly nonpartisan redistricting process, noting the governor — who is currently a Democrat — gets to appoint four individuals to the nominations committee that will eventually select the commission members, while each of the legislative leaders get one appointment each.

Arizona's early redistricting process was marked with controversy, as Republicans filed suit over the nominee list for the redistricting commission.

Erie County Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo said in an interview that a lot is still in flux due to the ongoing redistricting process, but said local party leaders were upset with Grisanti's yes vote.

The news comes as both sides in the ongoing lawsuit over the lawmaker - led redistricting process meet on Monday at 2 p.m. before a federal magistrate.

Dadey as well as aides to Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Long Island, said there are active discussions about a revised redistricting process under way.

With Republicans gaining a whopping 63 seats in the 2010 election and the decennial redistricting process just beginning to ramp up, uncertainty is the watch word heading into 2012 House election.

With the Republican - controlled legislature's approved maps held up by lawsuits mostly concerned with the Voting Rights Act and minority population growth, Texas» legislative redistricting process remained heavily contentious into 2012, leaving the state to use a set of interim maps released in February by a San Antonio federal court.

This week, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea selected a five - member panel of judges to hear lawsuits over the Minnesota redistricting process.

Yet of the more than 300 contacts to these legislators, all but a small handful — three emails to Vos from the same correspondent and two phone messages to Lazich, including one urging her to «stay the course» — criticized the current redistricting process and called for hearings.

Syracuse lawmakers want to make the state's redistricting process less political.

Another possible candidate is Sen. Tony Avella, the first - term lawmaker who was drawn into Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky's district by the Republican - drawn redistricting process.

I'm told that Huntley got a bit shafted in the LATFOR redistricting process.

Congress is one thing, but Democrats and Republicans will also be fighting for control of state legislatures across the country, and with it the chance to shape the post-census redistricting process.

Mr. Rangel has represented the area of Upper Manhattan, which was placed into the 13th district as part of the recent redistricting process, for over four decades.

He promised to make the state's redistricting process free of politics and then signed off on Senate Republicans» obscene gerrymandering.

That trend continued with the post-2010 redistricting process.

Such a huge loss by the Republican presidential nominee would pit two oft - voiced truisms against one another: that the House majority is securely in GOP hands because of the tilted redistricting process in 2011, and that the era of voters splitting presidential tickets is over.

In Florida, certainly, what you saw was an effort by Republican strategists in the state to conduct a shadow redistricting process in violation of the fair districts referendum.

Some states have lowered their population deviation to 3 or even 1 percent of the ideal size, heading into the 2010 Census redistricting process.

But the decennial redistricting process redrew the district to be friendlier — though still difficult — for Democrats, and Kirkpatrick won a comeback bid last cycle by more than 3 points.

Tighter limits on campaign finance, public campaign financing, a better redistricting process or even a smaller Legislature are all possibilities.

«As our state's redistricting process reaches a critical stage, we wanted to reiterate our vow to stand with you as you fulfill your pledge to reject any proposed district maps drawn by the (Legislature),» the letter, obtained by the Daily News, stated.

Pelosi is also pointing out that if Cuomo indeed has presidential aspirations, presiding over a Democrat - dominated state that loses Democratic House members in a presidential election year because he declined to get engaged in the House redistricting process will not play well with party insiders.