Reapportionment

The new maps were issued last month by the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, which is charged with overhauling Assembly, Senate and congressional lines every 10 years based on new Census data.

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To his credit, the governor has stated that he does not believe that the committee of state legislators charged with statutory authority to draw the lines, the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment LATFOR, can see past their own personal and political interests and create district boundaries that are equitable.

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Reapportionment moves congressional seats, adding and subtracting seats from states, often prompting retirements.

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ÂSo far the legislature has ignored their wishes, instead convening its own instrument for redistricting, called LATFOR, an acronym for Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.

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So far the legislature has ignored their wishes, instead convening its own instrument for redistricting, called LATFOR, an acronym for Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment.

Henry J. Stern: Win Some, Lose Some Henry J. Stern 2011

Governor Cuomo has vowed to veto any lines drawn by the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment LATFOR, the committee of State Legislators legally charged with the job.

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To his credit, the governor has stated that he does not believe that the committee of state legislators charged with statutory authority to draw the lines, the New York State Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment LATFOR, can see past their own personal and political interests and create district boundaries that are equitable.

Henry J. Stern: Beware the Gerrymander Henry J. Stern 2011

Governor Cuomo has vowed to veto any lines drawn by the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment LATFOR, the committee of State Legislators legally charged with the job.

Morgan Pehme: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Redistricting Morgan Pehme 2011

Reapportionment, which occurs after the census, typically creates new and open seats to account for population shifts.

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