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Years after handing redistricting power over to an independent commission, New York Democrats want it back as they join the national map-drawing battle with an eye on the 2028 election.<\/p>\n

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The Democratic-led state legislature on Wednesday night took its first step toward passing a constitutional amendment that would give lawmakers more authority on redistricting. Legislators must pass the amendment again next year before going to voters for final approval. <\/p>\n

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If the amendment clears these hurdles, New York lawmakers could draw a new map with as many as four new Democratic-leaning seats ahead of the 2028 elections. <\/p>\n

In 2014, New York voters approved a constitutional amendment that created a bipartisan redistricting commission in the state. But the commission\u2019s first attempt to draw new congressional lines following the 2021 Census fell flat as Democratic legislators\u2019 pursuit of partisan advantage eventually led to litigation and a court-ordered map.<\/p>\n

The proposed amendment would not eliminate the commission, but would give lawmakers much of their power over the map-drawing process back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state redistricting commission would still be in business, but their task would be limited to holding public hearings, receiving input, and submitting one set of maps or multiple maps if they can\u2019t agree to the legislature,\u201d said Jeff Wice, a redistricting expert and professor at New York School of Law. \u201cIf that map or set of maps are rejected, then the legislature can essentially do whatever it decides.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The amendment also authorizes mid-decade redistricting, non-compact districts, and partisan gerrymandering, giving Democrats some significant tools. new maps would be approved by a majority vote in the legislature, with the governor\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n

Unlike the two other redistricting amendments Democrats in California and Virginia advanced over the past year, New York\u2019s proposal is permanent: the majority party would be able to gerrymander for decades to come. <\/p>\n

New York Democrats have defended the amendment by pointing to the mid-decade redistricting that has occurred in other states ahead of the 2026 elections. Ten states, primarily Republican-led, have implemented new congressional maps since last summer. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe think that all of those aggressive redistricting actions by these other states required a response from New York,\u201d said state Sen. Michael Gianaris, a Democrat who authored the bill. \u201cWe are playing a game that we\u2019re not playing alone, and so if the other participants in this process are playing by a different set of rules, to not be able to respond in kind would be irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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