Monday, February 12, 2018

NYC Redistricting Solution


Jeffrey M. Wice, a Writer and Fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. He served as Redistricting Counsel to Two New York City Council Redistricting Commissions and to both Chambers in the New York Legislature.

He writes:

Never before have so many States faced Court Challenges to Redistricting Plans based on the 2010 Census as we have before the Courts today this late in the Decade.

While States will always retain Experts to Redraw Legislative Maps, Fair, Objective, and Prioritized Rules can help Limit Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering.

The New York City Charter provides a strong Model for Redrawing City Council Districts by:

- Keeping Like-Minded Communities together

- Avoiding bizarrely Shaped Districts

- Making sure that Travel within the District is Convenient without having to Cross into another District

No Legal Court Challenges were brought to Plans enacted by the City after the 2003 and 2013 City Council Redistricting Cycles partly as a result of a Methodological Process that Balanced the Law with Community concerns.

It’s not that Difficult a Task for others to follow to avoid Litigation.










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