On April 5, 2012, a suit was filed in state court challenging the newly - approved
state legislative district lines.
On April 30, 2012, the state legislature approved
state legislative district lines.
In Maryland, the primary authority to adopt both congressional and
state legislative district lines rests with the state legislature.
In Oregon, congressional and
state legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature.
In seven states, politician commissions draw
state legislative district lines.
State legislative district lines are primarily the province of the state legislatures themselves in 37 states.
The Alabama State Legislature is responsible for drawing both congressional and
state legislative district lines.
State legislative district lines must be approved in the first legislative session following the United States Census.
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission is responsible for drawing both congressional and
state legislative district lines.
The state legislature draws
state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission.
State legislative district lines are subject to veto by the governor.
Not exact matches
«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 Upri
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 Upri
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.
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.
Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local,
state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and
state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new
district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).
I'm referring exclusively to the
lines for
legislative districts, because
state lawmakers don't directly benefit from the way congressional
lines are drawn.
The product is the «hyper - partisan,» in his words,
lines which LATFOR, the
state's
legislative redistricting arm, came out with, that gerrymander the
districts in such a way as to preserve the Republican majority in the Senate and the Democratic majority in the Assembly.
«As we look forward to a vigorous political agenda for 2012, including a Presidential primary, a US Senate race, and newly drawn
line for Congressional and
legislative districts, this leadership team, along with our tremendous staff in Albany and New York City, ensures that our
State Party is fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead,» Cox said.
The Maine Constitution mandates that
state legislative districts be «compact and contiguous, and that they cross political subdivision
lines as few times as possible.»
Mr. Farrell revealed the news
district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal
legislative lines have been held up as the
State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a
district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.
This process establishes congressional and
legislative district lines in many
states, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.
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.
If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new
state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislative and House of Representatives»
district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the
state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to
state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York
State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a
stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»
A
state appellate court upheld new
lines approved by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county's 19
legislative districts.
The New York Senate and Assembly have approved new
district lines, as Governor Cuomo and
legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the
state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New York.
Proposition 106 amended the Arizona Constitution to create an independent redistricting commission to re-draw the
state's
legislative and congressional
district lines after every census.
They are not the first to criticize the proposed
lines along racial grounds, but the caucus» criticism lends political heft as
state officials negotiate the final boundaries for
state legislative districts.
The
state appellate court on Thursday upheld new
lines approved by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county's 19
legislative districts.
There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new
state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislative and House of Representatives»
district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the
state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to
state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York
State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&r
State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a
stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»
But the third question will likely be the most contentious: Changes in New York
State's process for drawing
legislative district lines.
Meanwhile, lawyers for the
legislative leaders filed papers asking a federal three - judge panel to hold off on appointing a special master to draw the
state and congressional
district lines instead of the Legislature.
The New York Senate and Assembly were poised to vote on new
district lines, as Governor Cuomo and
legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the
state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New York.
The bill — which passed the House 87 - 51 and the Senate 30 - 16 — sought to establish an independent redistricting panel that would be responsible for drawing the boundary
lines for congressional and
state legislative districts in Maryland.
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.
City Councilman Jumaane Williams and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said they were distressed by a flurry of complaints from voters during Thursday's
state legislative primaries, stemming mainly from voter confusion over poll site changes after
district lines were redrawn earlier this year.
Cho measures how closely a
state's existing
legislative districts line up with billions of non-partisan maps drawn by her supercomputing cluster.
The MASB Government Relations Department represents the view of MASB member
districts with federal and
state legislative leaders and works to open the
lines of communication between locally elected school board members and the elected officials in Lansing and Washington.