The Democratic-controlled New York legislature is reportedly going to reject the proposed congressional map and offer changes to make the map more favorable to Democrats.
The new map from Empire State Democrats is set to be unveiled shortly after the vote on the redistricting map proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission, and could make three districts — two held by Republicans and one held by a Democrat — more favorable to Democrats, according to a report from Newsday.
The commission’s map, which was approved by the panel in a 9-1 bipartisan vote earlier this month, keeps the current map largely unchanged but made Rep. Brandon Williams’s (R-NY) more favorable for Democrats. It also made two districts safer for incumbent Reps. Marc Molinaro (R-NY) and Pat Ryan (D-NY).
The outlet, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, reports that the new map could make the districts held by Williams, Molinaro, and Rep.-elect Tom Suozzi (D-NY) more favorable to Democrats compared to the commission’s map.
Democrats in the legislature previously drew maps that heavily favored their own party, but it was struck down by a state court in 2022, leading to the maps used for that year’s elections being created by a court order.
The map used in 2022 was struck down in December, leading to a redux of the redistricting process. The court in its ruling warned that changes by the legislature to the IRC maps “cannot affect more than two percent of the population in any district,” restricting the ability for the chamber to modify the proposed congressional map.
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New York is one of several states that will see new congressional maps in November, with the most radically different map in North Carolina.
The North Carolina congressional map in place for November is expected to net the GOP some seats, as it is expected to lose others under other states’ new maps.