For anyone who may have thought this year’s state redistricting process wasn’t long and drawn-out enough, a court decision handed down Thursday promises to keep the party going at least into next spring.
That decision was issued by New York County Supreme Court Judge Laurence Love, who determined state Assembly lines will be redrawn by the very same state Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) that botched the mapping process earlier this year. The commission must produce a new plan by April 2023, with the goal of having the lines in place for the next round of Assembly elections in 2024.