New York County Supreme Court Judge Laurence L. Love ruled on September 29. Lines are due before the Albany legislature on or before April 28, 2023. The final bill from Dr. Jonathan Cervas, the Special Master, was $147K for Congressional and State Senate lines. So far, the Independent Redistricting Commission has spent over $4M.
Albany budgeted $4M for the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission (NYIRC) to do its job. In January 2022, it failed. Supreme Court Justice Patrick McAllister appointed a “neutral expert” on April 18, 2022. Dr. Jonathan Cervas was hired at a cost not to exceed $90,000 (for Congressional lines). Per his schedule, maps were to … Read more
The GOOD: Supreme Court Justice Patrick F. McAllister; John Faso; Appellate Justices Stephen K. Lindley, Centra, and Curran; Court of Appeals Chief Justice DiFiore and Judges Garcia, Singas and Cannataro. The BAD: Governor Kathy Hochul; Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins; Speaker Carl E. Heastie; Court of Appeals Judges Troutman, Wilson and Rivera; Appellate Court, 4th Department Whalen, … Read more
If the job is done, STOP! Remaining fund should be returned to the state. Update (April 29). Job posted after Court of Appeals voided Albany’s maps. Web Programmer/Analyst Independent State Agency – Albany, NY WEB PROGRAMMER/ANALYST *(Independent NY State Agency/Equal Opportunity Employer). SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION*. Easily apply Apr 28 Update (May 11): … Read more
New maps will be drawn by the neutral expert Dr. Jonathan Cervas. Can we take a breath? It’s not over until it’s over.
The NYS Appellate Court, Fourth Department, decided that the Albany legislature must redraw the Congressional lines. The case is now before the Court of Appeals on April 26, 2022. State Senate and State Assembly lines are left unchanged. Gerrymandering is done by those in control. How do we (those not in the power circle) keep … Read more