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Redistricting Update (as of April 25, 2022)

People Powered Fair Maps

The League was a strong supporter of the Constitutional amendment on redistricting that was approved by voters in 2014. That amendment established an Independent Redistricting Commission (“IRC”) and adopted a ban on partisan gerrymandering. The IRC initially submitted a set of maps that were rejected by the Legislature. The Constitutional amendment required the IRC to […]

NYS Senate Standing Committee on Elections Public Hearing

Senate Standing Committee on Elections Chair: Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie Public Hearing: To Review Elections Administration and Voting Rights in New York State Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12247 Time: 10:00 A.M.