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City Council petitioning could face delays over suit alleging redistricting carved up Queens Asian communities

By Ethan Stark-Miller
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Posted on February 24, 2023
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Petitioning for this year’s City Council elections, set to start next week, could now be delayed due to a lawsuit filed on Friday by a legal defense group on behalf of Asian American communities in south Queens that seek to alter the new council maps adopted during last year’s redistricting.

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) brought the suit against the city Districting Commission — a 15-member body that drew and approved the new lines last year — and the city and state Boards of Election (BOE), according to a release the AALDEF shared.

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City Council petitioning could face delays over suit alleging redistricting carved up Queens Asian communities

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