The Poll: Should Nassau wait to redistrict?

Using new software and a consultant, Nassau County Attorney John Ciampoli was able to draw a new map for the county legislature in fewer than 25 days -- a process that took nearly a year when the county last reapportioned its 19 legislative districts a decade ago.

Ciampoli, a former elections attorney for the Republican State Senate, said he had been studying the results of the new census, released April 1, when presiding officer Peter J. Schmitt (R-Massapequa) asked him on April 19 to draw a new map that would address population shifts and improve minority representation. Approval by the Republican-controlled legislature is expected May 16.