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Your Revised NYC Redistricting Maps – Daily News
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Benjamin Speaks Out on NY Gov. Cuomo’s Changing Style — Video
Former Assemb. Benjamin on Cuomo’s Changing Style As Governor Cuomo prepares to help President Obama on the campaign trail, former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin is questioning whether Cuomo deserves a second term of his own. He argues that over the past … Continue reading
Tough June primary could mark end of Rangel’s career – TheHill.com
The Hill, a newspaper that covers politics and policy on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, has story discussing Rep. Charlie Rangel’s tough re-election fight. “Ethnic politics, an anti-incumbent super-PAC and a lingering ethics cloud all stand in the way of … Continue reading
How a web designer named O’Rourke slew a congressional giant in El Paso | Capital New York
This could be Rep. Rangel’s worst nightmare. His House colleague, Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso) lost in a newly redistricted district to Robert O’Rourke, a former city councilman backed by the Campaign for Primary Accountability superPAC, which dedicated to defeating incumbents. … Continue reading
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Albany County Election
ALBANY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a lower court’s decision not to halt last year’s County Legislature elections based on a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in the county’s redistricting plan. The 31-page ruling by the U.S. … Continue reading
Justice Department Preclears NY Assembly Lines | New York Daily News
Celeste Katz over at the Daily Politics blog posted the US DOJ’s official letter pre-clearing the State Assembly’s redistricting plan. The DOJ had until May 27th to render its decision. Today’s letter is the final administrative hurdle to elections this … Continue reading
Federal Court denies preliminary injunction halting elections (Favors v. Cuomo)
Politicker reports that the Last Lawsuit Against Redistricting Stumbles as a judge denied a Democratic request for a preliminary injunction against the redrawn map, which means that there won’t be enough time now for the trial to intervene before primary season begins … Continue reading
Ex-Bronx prez Carrion endorses Espaillat’s bid to unseat Rangel
I think you should read “Ex-Bronx prez Carrion to endorse Espaillat’s bid to unseat Rangel” and Latino Support For Rangel’s Opponent. I suspect Adolfo Carrion is hanging up his bid for citywide office. Whatever few votes his endorsement brings Espaillat … Continue reading
Court Orders Assembly Majority to advise on status of DOJ pre-clearance
On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status … Continue reading
Camara Calls COA Ruling ‘Disenfranchisement’
The SOP blog reports on reaction from Brooklyn Assemblyman Karim Camara to the NY Court of Appeals ruling upholding the constitutionality of the formula creating a sixty-three seat State Senate. Assemblyman Karim Camara, the chairman of the Legislature’s Black, Puerto … Continue reading
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