State Dems sue to block redistricting plan
Quick ReadSenate Democrats sued in state court Tuesday to block creation of a new Senate seat by the task force drawing district lines.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau Legislator Carrie Solages, center, speaks out against a redistricting plan proposed last week by Republicans in the State Senate as several community organizations rally in Elmont. (Jan. 31, 2012)
ALBANY -- Senate Democrats sued in state court Tuesday to block creation of a new Senate seat by the task force drawing district lines.
The plaintiffs -- Sen. Martin Dilan (D-Brooklyn) and a group of citizens -- allege that the Senate majority Republicans violated the state constitution by using two methodologies to create a 63rd district to bolster their narrow hold on the chamber.
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