ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court struck down Democratic-drawn congressional and state senate districts Wednesday, a decision that will likely see the state’s primary pushed back until August.
In a 4-3 ruling, the Court of Appeals determined that the maps were “drawn with impermissible partisan purpose.”
The court determined that the use of a special master to draw new congressional districts “is required to facilitate the expeditious creation of constitutionally conforming maps for use in the 2022 election and to safeguard the constitutionally protected right of New Yorkers to a fair election.”
