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Plans for poorest homes in Bristol to pay more council tax branded 'cruel'

The city council is looking to shave £3m from help to vulnerable households

Bristol Post

Greens win Bristol by-election race and become largest party on city council

The close-fought battle saw the Greens take the seat by just 26 votes

Bristol Post

‘Bristol is ready to give us power’: Greens hopeful of win in pivotal byelection

Council election could have national implications if Greens snatch ward from Lib Dems

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Bristol by-election candidates face tough questions from voters in hustings

A by-election will be held at the start of February with high stakes for Labour, Greens and the Lib Dems

Bristol Post

By-election to be held at Bristol City Council after councillor steps down

A tight by-election battle could lead to either Labour or Greens becoming the largest group on the council

Bristol Post

New York judge dismisses petition to compel the state’s redistricting commission to submit new congressional, legislative maps for use in 2024

Albany County Supreme Court justice Peter Lynch dismissed on Sept. 12 a petition seeking to compel the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to submit a second set of redistricting plans for the legislature to consider as part of redistricting after the 2020 census. Several New York state residents…

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New York court overturns state Assembly map for 2024; rules existing boundaries be used for this year’s elections

An appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled on June 10 that the state’s Assembly district boundaries adopted in February 2022 were invalid but should still be used for the 2022 legislative elections. The appellate division ruling determined that the Assembly district map was enacted in violation of…

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New York court adopts new congressional, state senate maps

New York enacted new congressional and state senate districts on May 20, 2022, when Justice Patrick McAllister ordered the adoption of maps drawn by redistricting special master Jonathan Cervas. New York was apportioned 26 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, one fewer than it received…

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Editorial: Mapping a fair election: The new congressional and state Senate districts enhance democracy

We thought that the draft maps published last Monday for New York’s congressional and state Senate districts drawn by Carnegie Mellon’s Jonathan Cervas for Acting Steuben County state Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister were excellent, but late Friday night the final maps became even better.

Tribune News Service

New York congressional and state Senate maps finalized by upstate court

ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate judge signed off late Friday on a new set of congressional and state Senate maps drawn up by a court-appointed expert tasked with crafting nonpartisan boundaries.

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Editorial: Defend the law, Justice McAllister: All district lines must be redrawn, and primaries consolidated in August

We keep writing about Acting Steuben County state Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister because he is the honest upstate judge who is handling the litigation over New York’s decennial redistricting, which the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority and Gov. Kathy Hochul enacted in violation of the state Constitution, before the Independent Redistricting…

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NY voters, lawyers make final arguments as ‘special master’ set to redraw state election maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — The independent expert in charge of drawing up New York’s congressional and state Senate district maps has his work cut out for him.

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Judge slams Democratic-backed lawsuit to keep scrapped NY congressional maps as ‘Hail Mary’

ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge on Wednesday denied a Democratic-backed injunction attempting to force the state of New York to move ahead with a June congressional primary using district maps scrapped last week by the state’s highest court.

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Ballot Bulletin: New York Court of Appeals overturns congressional, state Senate district maps

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin, where we track developments in election policy at the federal, state, and local levels. In this month’s issue:

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Judge to review additional legal challenge against New York’s Democratic-drawn Assembly maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — The upstate judge overseeing the redrawing of New York’s scrapped state Senate and congressional maps will weigh a legal challenge seeking to have Democrat-drafted Assembly district maps voided as well.

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Editorial: Democracy wins: New York’s highest court invalidates an obnoxious hyperpartisan gerrymander

In a rousing win for New York’s voters, the state’s highest court invalidated the twisted district maps drawn by the Legislature’s Democratic supermajority to help their party for the next decade. Answering the calls of this page and the League of Women Voters, the Court of Appeals (where all seven…

Tribune News Service

NY judge extends stay on lower court ruling that tossed Dem-drawn redistricting maps

ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate appellate judge said New York’s newly drawn congressional and legislative districts will remain in place for the time being.

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The latest on redistricting and recently enacted legislation

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The latest redistricting news from Louisiana, Maryland, and New York

By: Samuel Wonacott

Tribune News Service

Court ruling tossing New York’s Democratic-drawn redistricting maps on hold pending appeal

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats were granted a stay Monday that put a hold on an upstate judge’s decision to strike down recently drawn congressional and legislative maps.

Roll Call

New Maryland map signed after Democrats drop appeal of gerrymander ruling - Roll Call

A new congressional map would keep one safe GOP seat after a court ruled an earlier version crafted by Democrats was an illegal gerrymander.

Tribune News Service

Upstate judge tosses New York redistricting maps, orders Albany to redraw

ALBANY, N.Y. — An upstate Republican judge struck down New York’s recently drawn state and congressional maps, deeming them unconstitutional and handing Republicans a significant win.

The Independent UK

Judge rejects New York's redistricting plan, orders new maps

A judge has ordered New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional

Roll Call

New York told to redraw House map that gave Democrats an edge - Roll Call

The legislature ignored a commission created by a constitutional amendment that voters approved to prevent gerrymandering.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: The US Supreme Court tells the nation, and NY courts, that hyperpartisan redistricting can be derailed

The Supreme Court justices down in Washington just sent a clear message to a Supreme Court justice up in Steuben County: In assessing partisan redistricting, judges should measure the lines drawn by legislatures against state laws and the state Constitution.

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