{"id":207,"date":"2023-12-12T15:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press-releases\/common-cause-ny-on-redistricting-decision-new-yorks-redistricting-process-is-fundamentally-broken\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:23:05","slug":"common-cause-ny-on-redistricting-decision-new-yorks-redistricting-process-is-fundamentally-broken","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-york\/press\/common-cause-ny-on-redistricting-decision-new-yorks-redistricting-process-is-fundamentally-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause\/NY On Redistricting Decision: &#8220;New York&#8217;s Redistricting Process is Fundamentally Broken&#8221;"},"template":"","class_list":["post-207","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\"New York's redistricting process is fundamentally broken, and today's court decision striking down the state's current congressional map does little to fix this process long-term. The only way to prevent future court battles from deciding our representatives is for the Legislature to adopt a permanent fix to redistricting that centers people over politicians. That means lawmakers must prioritize passing a constitutional amendment that creates a truly independent, citizen-led redistricting commission that puts the power in the hands of New Yorkers \u2013 not elected officials.\"","featured_image":"","press_type":146,"authors":null,"related_issues":[62,458],"related_work":false,"location":35},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Today, the Court of Appeals\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nycourts.gov\/ctapps\/Decisions\/2023\/Dec23\/90opn23-Decision.pdf\">ruled<\/a>\u00a0in favor of the Democrats, causing New York's Congressional maps to be redrawn yet again. In response, Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause\/NY put out the following statement:\r\n\r\n\"New York's redistricting process is fundamentally broken, and today's court decision striking down the state's current congressional map does little to fix this process long-term. The only way to prevent future court battles from deciding our representatives is for the Legislature to adopt a permanent fix to redistricting that centers people over politicians. 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