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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Eric Berger

New Yorkers sue state elections board as battle over House maps intensifies

Woman with voting sticker
The lawsuit concerns New York’s 11th congressional district. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP

A group of New Yorkers has filed a lawsuit against the state’s board of elections alleging that its congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents of Staten Island.

The complaint, filed on Monday, is another volley in the battle between Democrats and Republicans to redraw congressional districts in a way that favors their party in advance of the midterm elections.

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