Politics Alert: New York judge strikes down state’s new Democratic-drawn House and legislative maps
| State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister in Steuben County said the maps defied a voter-backed constitutional amendment that aimed to end partisan gerrymandering, dealing a blow to Democrats, who were hoping to hold on to their fragile majority in the House this November. He ordered the state legislature to draw bipartisan maps by April 11 or the court will appoint an independent map drawer to do it. The state will appeal the decision, triggering an automatic stay until the state's appeals court takes it up. |
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| | | | Politics Alert | March 31, 6:15 p.m. EDT | | | | | State Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister in Steuben County said the maps defied a voter-backed constitutional amendment that aimed to end partisan gerrymandering, dealing a blow to Democrats, who were hoping to hold on to their fragile majority in the House this November. He ordered the state legislature to draw bipartisan maps by April 11 or the court will appoint an independent map drawer to do it. The state will appeal the decision, triggering an automatic stay until the state's appeals court takes it up. | | | | | |
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