Redistricting is the word currently heard everywhere in government. States are planning their new district maps based on the 2020 census results, with varying results. And, the Nassau County legislature will soon be setting up a redistricting commission based on the requirements of its charter. This is a recurring event that takes place every ten...Continue Reading

Update on NYS Redistricting Barbara Epstein The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission is scheduled to meet on January 3, at 11 am. The commission must submit a map or maps by January to the legislature. The legislature can reject, amend and request other maps. The legislature would then have until February 15 to agree...Continue Reading

Report from the Redistricting Committee Attached below are slides from the LWVPWM Redistricting Committee on our work thus far this year (July-December 2021) that was presented at today’s board meeting. The letter from LWVNY Executive Director Laura Bierman about the breakdown of the Independent Redistricting Committee.Continue Reading

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April 29th the League held its first ever People’s Hearing on New York State Redistricting. In total we had 325 attendees on our Zoom webinar and the event’s livestream on Facebook has been viewed more than 750 times. Testifiers gave passionate accounts of how redistricting has impacted their communities of interest and why this redistricting...Continue Reading

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On May 21st it was announced that funding for the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission was finally released. Although the funding had been appropriated in the state budget in early April, it took over a month for the funds to actually be released to the Commission. In early May, the League partnered with 23...Continue Reading