The state's Democratic governor and attorney general are pushing for new maps to be considered, after an attempt in 2022 was blocked for gerrymandering.
The IRC was split along partisan lines over its own redistricting maps, so submitted two proposals to the state legislature, both of which were rejected. The legislature then abandoned the commission and drafted its own maps.magazine, wrote that the case being brought by Hochul and James"could pave the way for a new Democratic gerrymander." The graduate student at the Harvard Kennedy School added it"could easily nuke 5 GOP seats .
The New York Supreme Court sided with the citizens in March 2022, striking down the maps as being"enacted with political bias and thus in violation of the constitutional prohibition against gerrymandering." Hochul and James are now asserting that the special master's map was appropriate for the 2022 election given the time constraints, but that there was now"significant" time for the IRC to generate new maps for the legislature to consider.
"Relying on a process with no accountability and with limited time for public input is not how we engage the public and ensure their interests are addressed throughout this process," James said in a statement.
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