Assembly Bill A10858

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the apportionment of senate and assembly districts in the state

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A10858 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7834
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง127, State L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5758, S1866
2013-2014: A7014, S1731

2009-A10858 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the apportionment of senate and assembly districts in the state; requires the population equality of such districts to be within one percent standard deviation.

2009-A10858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10858

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 26, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPAILLAT  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to  apportionment  of  senate
  and assembly districts in the state

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision b of section 127 of the state law, as added  by
chapter 35 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  b. It is intended that this article and the districts described herein
completely  encompass all the area within the state. It is also intended
that such districts apportioned on the basis of THE FEDERAL CENSUS TAKEN
IN THE YEAR two thousand [population] TEN AND EACH FEDERAL CENSUS  TAKEN
DECENNIALLY THEREAFTER, contain all the inhabitants in this state. It is
further intended that [the apportionment and districting provided for in
this article result in the creation of districts which are substantially
equal  in  population.    It  is  also  intended that] no district shall
include any of the area included within the  description  of  any  other
district.    DISTRICTS DESCRIBED WITHIN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IN ACCORD-
ANCE WITH SECTION TWO OF ARTICLE ONE OF THE UNITED STATES  CONSTITUTION,
SECTIONS FOUR AND FIVE OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION AND IN
A  MANNER  THAT  ENSURES  THE  FAIR AND EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION FOR ALL
RESIDENTS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING RACIAL, ETHNIC AND  LANGUAGE  MINORITY
GROUPS,  AND  ADHERE  TO  ALL  STANDARDS  AND PRACTICES SET FORTH IN THE
FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT (42 U.S.C. SS1971 ET. SEQ.) AND OTHER RELEVANT
FEDERAL REGULATIONS. THE STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS SHALL:
  (1) BE DRAWN TO KEEP INTACT WITHIN A SINGLE DISTRICT  THOSE  NEIGHBOR-
HOODS AND COMMUNITIES WITH ESTABLISHED TIES OF COMMON INTEREST AND ASSO-
CIATION,  WHETHER  HISTORICAL,  RACIAL,  ECONOMIC,  ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS OR
OTHER;
  (2) BE OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUALITY OF POPULATION WITH OTHER CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS, PROVIDED THAT, FOR  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY
DISTRICTS,  NO  SUCH  DEVIATION  SHALL EXCEED ONE PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE
POPULATION OF ALL SENATE OR ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16725-02-0

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