Congress 2024: NY’s Independent Redistricting Commission Proposes New Congressional Maps, Dems Eyeing Rejection

"A bipartisan state redistricting commission approved a new set of district lines for Congressional seats in New York that would make minor adjustments to help Democrats in some battleground races, but not aggressive changes that could create new legal challenges,” NYSAR summarized. But U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) slammed the new proposal: “The IRC map breaks apart six additional counties in New York state, including one that appears gratuitously designed to benefit an incumbent in the 19^th Congressional District. That would be a clear violation of the New York State Constitution… There is reason to be concerned with the failure of the IRC to address many of the flaws in the current map drawn by an unelected, out-of-town special master in 2022.” “If the IRC’s maps are voted down, New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature will take over redistricting duty from the nonpartisan body, a political triumph national Democrats have been salivating over for years,” said Slate.