New York’s Democratic-majority Legislature on June 3 gave first passage to a constitutional amendment that would let state lawmakers redraw New York’s congressional maps mid-decade, advancing a proposal that has become part of the national fight over control of the U.S. House.
The state Senate approved the measure, S10637-A, on party lines. All Republicans in both chambers voted against the measure, in a vote of 38–22 in the Senate and 91–47 in the Assembly. Lawmakers acted in the final days of the regular legislative session, which ends on June 4.
The amendment would add a new section to Article 3 of the state constitution allowing the Legislature to change one or more congressional districts by law, using the 2020 census, with those lines staying in place until new maps take effect after the 2030 census, the bill text shows. It would also let lawmakers approve maps by a simple majority and draw maps themselves if the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission does not agree on a plan….
New York Democrats Advance Plan to Redraw House Maps Before 2028
