Nassau Dems offer own redistricting map
Photo credit: Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan | Jay Jacobs, Nassau's Democratic leader, prepares for 2013.
Nassau Democrats have offered their own redistricting map for the county legislature, claiming that a GOP plan proposed last week violates the Voting Rights Act and moves half of the county into different districts.
Democrats say their plan would keep the 19 legislative districts largely the same, while making minor adjustments for population changes.
"We've given a sensible map," said...
