South Asian communities in Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park continue redistricting fight

 South Asian communities in Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park continue redistricting fight

South Queens advocates are not giving up their calls for transparency and accountability in the redistricting process, months after the legislature approved lines that they say keep their communities divided. 

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Redistricting suit heads to Court of Appeals

Redistricting suit heads to Court of Appeals

In an expected move, the GOP and the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission have appealed an appellate court’s recent decision ordering New York’s congressional district lines to be redrawn. The case will now be heard by the state’s highest court, the second time the court has heard a case on the state’s redistricting lines. 

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Court orders state to redraw congressional district lines

Court orders state to redraw congressional district lines

An appeals court ordered the state’s failed redistricting commission to redraw the state’s congressional maps on Thursday, ruling that the maps used for the 2022 election not be used again in the future. 

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Queens South Asian community groups keep redistricting fight going

Queens South Asian community groups keep redistricting fight going

The APA Voice Redistricting Task Force filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the New York Independent Redistricting Commission in order to figure out why a draft version of their district that received widespread community support was scrapped at the final moments of a tumultuous redistricting process. 

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