Sentences with phrase «redraw legislative district lines»

* 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

The November ballot amendment would permit the Senate and the Assembly to appoint members to what the amendment describes as an «independent» commission to redraw legislative district lines every ten years, as required by the census.

«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.

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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.

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.

Whoever controls the Senate next year will play a key role in overseeing legislative redistricting, and Senate President Malcolm Smith (D - Queens) has vowed to redraw the district lines to wipe out the GOP.

Proposition 1 asked voters to instead establish a commission to redraw legislative and congressional district lines, as required by the federal government to account for population changes every 10 years.

But that map — which would create the additional minority district by pushing Albany's existing 6th Legislative District closer to the city's southern end — was drafted with the assumption that black and Hispanic residents should be combined when redrawing thdistrict by pushing Albany's existing 6th Legislative District closer to the city's southern end — was drafted with the assumption that black and Hispanic residents should be combined when redrawing thDistrict closer to the city's southern end — was drafted with the assumption that black and Hispanic residents should be combined when redrawing the lines.

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.

The majority leader cited «constitutional concerns» with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's redistricting reform bill, saying he's unclear whether the Legislature can legally abdicate its responsibility to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.

Press Release: The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR), the body charged with redrawing district lines, released its proposed maps last week.

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.

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.

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.

If approved: The constitutional amendment would establish a commission to redraw legislative and congressional district lines, as required by the federal government to account for population changes every 10 years.

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.