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New York’s Redistricting Commission Splits, Releases Two Partisan Maps

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The congressional district boundaries proposed by the independent commission's Democratic members would make the 1st district highly competitive in 2022. Yet, these lines are likely to be redrawn by the Legislature. COURTESY OF INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION

The congressional district boundaries proposed by the independent commission's Democratic members would make the 1st district highly competitive in 2022. Yet, these lines are likely to be redrawn by the Legislature. COURTESY OF INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION

authorAlec Giufurta on Jan 5, 2022
A New York State bipartisan commission created to mitigate partisan influence over the redistricting process fell to that very foe on Monday: The commission’s members split along party lines, releasing... more

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