Republicans appeal ruling that scrapped New York City’s sole GOP House district
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A New York judge ordered that the state’s 11th Congressional District—until now the city’s only Republican-held seat—be redrawn after finding it diluted the voting power of Black and Hispanic residents. The decision, issued by Judge Jeffrey Pearlman with a Feb. 6 deadline for a new map, prompted Republican leaders and the district’s incumbent, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, to call the ruling partisan and appeal to both the state appeals court and New York’s Court of Appeals. The challenge was brought by an election firm aligned with Democrats and is part of broader, high-stakes redistricting battles nationwide.New York currently has 19 Democratic and seven Republican congressional seats.
Republicans appeal ruling that scrapped New York City’s sole GOP House district
Republicans appealed a ruling that scrapped the last remaining New York City congressional district held by a Republican.
Just days before, New York Judge Jeffrey Pearlman ruled that New York’s 11th Congressional District diluted the voting power of blacks and Hispanics. He demanded the bipartisan Independent Redistricting Commission redraw the map and have one submitted by Feb. 6. Republicans portrayed the move as partisan and urged an appeal.
Among those objecting to the judge’s decision was the district’s incumbent congresswoman, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY). She argued that the ruling was an attempt to disenfranchise voters who had chosen a Republican despite the Democrats having the advantage.
“Despite having a Democratic registration advantage, voters chose a Republican, and that choice should stand,” she said in an interview with WABC Radio.
Republicans appealed the ruling to both an appeals court and the highest court in New York, its Court of Appeals.
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The case to redraw Malliotakis’s district was filed by an election firm aligned with the Democratic Party. It comes as part of a national redistricting arms race, triggered by Texas Republicans introducing a new map giving Republicans five more seats in the state.
New York currently has 19 Democratic and seven Republican congressional seats.
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