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Plan would add extra Assembly seat on LI

Quick ReadLong Island would pick up an extra state Assembly seat -- at upstate New York's expense -- under a proposed state redistricting plan unveiled by lawmakers Thursday.

Members of the New York state Assembly hold

Photo credit: AP | Members of the New York state Assembly hold a session at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., June 14, 2011.

ALBANY -- Long Island would pick up an extra state Assembly seat -- at upstate New York's expense -- under a proposed state redistricting plan unveiled by lawmakers Thursday.

The plan would effectively bolster Suffolk County's representation by shifting existing Island seats eastward and creating an open seat in Nassau County, covering Elmont, Lynbrook and Valley Stream.

The Island's...

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