New York court strikes down congressional map, potentially handing Dems another seat
A New York court ruled Wednesday that the state’s 2024 congressional map illegally diluted the political power of Black and Latino voters*, ordering an immediate redraw that would likely give Democrats another seat in this year’s midterms.
The decision, issued by Justice Jeffrey H. Pearlman of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, declared the lines for the 11th Congressional District unconstitutional and barred the state from using them in any future election.
The district is currently held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican.
The ruling requires the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to reconvene and produce a new map by early February, reopening a district criticized for suppressing Staten Island’s minority voters.
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