US EditionRepublicans appeal decision that threw out NYC’s only GOP-controlled House district
Republicans seek review of a ruling that found the district dilutes minority votes and ordered new boundaries by Feb. 6 to preserve GOP representation in NYC.
- On Monday, Republicans appealed a judge's decision that tossed New York City's only GOP-controlled House seat to the New York Court of Appeals, saying the case could have national reverberations.
- State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman last week ruled the district's boundaries unlawfully dilute Black and Latino voters and ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to produce a new map by Feb. 6.
- U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis objected to the ruling, saying it disenfranchises voters despite a Democratic registration advantage, and vowed to appeal.
- Candidates face a compressed schedule because nominating petitions begin in late February, and any court-ordered maps would still require state Legislature ratification and could face legal challenges.
- The New York State Constitution restricts redistricting to once per decade, complicating mid-decade efforts as Assemblymember Micah Lasher, Upper West Side Democrat, sponsors a bill to allow mid-decade redistricting amid national GOP pushes led by President Donald Trump, including Texas moves affecting five seats.
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Malliotakis Appeals NY Court’s Order to Redraw Congressional District
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) on Jan. 26 appealed a New York court order that struck down her congressional district as violating the state constitution. Malliotakis and a group of voters in New York’s 11th Congressional District, which covers the borough of Staten Island and southwestern Brooklyn, filed appeals at both the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, and the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court. Th…
Republicans appeal ruling that scrapped New York City's sole GOP House district
Republicans appealed a ruling that scrapped the last remaining New York City congressional district held by a Republican. Just days before, New York Judge Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that New York’s 11th Congressional District diluted the voting power of blacks and Hispanics. He demanded the bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission redraw the map and have one submitted by Feb. 6. Republicans portrayed the move as partisan and urged an appeal. …
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