BREAKING: Judge tosses out NY's new redistricted maps, declaring them unconstitutional. State lawmakers have until April 11 to draw new maps.
Acting State Supreme Court Judge Patrick F. McAllister declared the redistricted maps unconstitutional in an 18-page ruling.Acting State Supreme Court Judge Patrick F. McAllister declared the redistricted maps unconstitutional in an 18-page ruling.A Steuben County judge has struck down the recently redrawn congressional and legislative maps for New York, ordering the state Legislature to "submit bipartisanly supported maps" by April 11th.
In an 18-page ruling, Acting State Supreme Court Judge Patrick F. McAllister said the maps, drawn every 10 years after the latest U.S. Census count, were unconstitutionally and politically drawn by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature.The state Legislature started drawing the maps in January after the state-sanctioned Independent Redistricting Commission that was created following a change in the state constitution in 2014 failed to agree upon a set of bipartisan maps.
If new maps are not submitted by April 11th, the court will hire its own people to draw them at the state's expense to create its own redistricted maps, McAllister wrote.NYC news never sleeps. Get the Gothamist Daily newsletter and don't miss a moment.By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our
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