{"id":220426,"date":"2026-05-05T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/220426\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T09:30:12","slug":"new-yorks-legislative-hurdles-prevent-the-state-from-joining-the-redistricting-race-after-scotus-voting-rights-decision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/220426\/","title":{"rendered":"New York\u2019s legislative hurdles prevent the state from joining the redistricting race after SCOTUS voting rights decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Following a controversial Supreme Court decision<\/a> about a Louisiana case over the Federal Voting Rights Act, several Republican-controlled states, including Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee, moved to redraw<\/a> their state\u2019s maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.<\/p>\n

But experts told amNewYork not to expect New York Democrats to immedaitely wade into the redistricting wars before the midterms in November, due in part to a SCOTUS decision in March<\/a> that paused efforts to redraw NYC\u2019s 11th Congressional District \u2014 the only Republican-held seat in the city delegation \u2014 and also because of the stringent requirements to make constitutional amendments to the New York State Voting Rights Act, signed into law in 2022.<\/p>\n


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\n\t\tSee the full article at amNY
\n\t\tNew York\u2019s legislative hurdles prevent the state from joining the redistricting race after SCOTUS voting rights decision \n\t<\/p>\n


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