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JAN

Redistrict veto due (NY Post)

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Calling them too political, Gov. Cuomo yesterday promised to veto the district maps proposed by the state Senate and Assembly.

“The maps are unacceptable,” Cuomo said yesterday. “I think anyone who looks at the maps will see the political machinations. You don’t have to look hard.”

As drawn, the new lines would negatively impact minority voters, agreed Common Cause New York.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/redistrict_veto_due_5Ok2YOh23yNijdGCzazjJP

27

JAN

Redistricting blues (NY Post)

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Before its work had even begun, the state legislative redistricting panel, known as LATFOR, was vilified by good government groups, Ed Koch and Gov. Cuomo. We were told that the process would be driven by incumbency protection and partisan politics. Common Cause threatened war if the redistricting plans protected white incumbents at the expense of minority groups.

It looks like the critics were half right.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/redistricting_blues_V8edlGXESVm47alRp7k1YO

9

JAN

NYC’s righted voting wrongs (NY Post)

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It’s time to end the Justice Department’s review of New York’s redistricting. There were solid grounds for the requirement back in 1971, but no more. Now it’s more of a barrier than a service to civil rights.

Consider: The legislature’s bipartisan task force is set to unveil its new map of congressional districts. Should the plan be passed by both houses and endorsed by Gov. Cuomo, the Justice Department will have 60 days to review (“preclear”) the plan for Voting Rights Act compliance.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/nyc_righted_voting_wrongs_ODmA2nqudsrvoa4aHUSQyO

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AUG

The right way to redistrict now (NY Post)

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To the fevered consternation of editorial boards and good government groups, Albany is going ahead with redistricting in “the same old way.”

The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment is proceeding with hearings before it redraws electoral districts in the wake of the 2010 Census.

Read More: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/the_right_way_to_redistrict_now_qY4NzclaT2n6XT8jk7cxeL