Redistricting 2021-2022 & People Powered Fair Maps NYS
COUNTY REDISTRICTING
- County Redistricting Toolkit (1/27/2022)
County Redistricting Educational Zoom (1/27/2022)
- Recording
- Presentation by Jeff Wice, NY Law School
- Presentation by Dale Barbaria, Staffer for Assemblywoman Paulin
- Presentation by Barbara Grosh, President, LWV of Rochester
STATE REDISTRICTING ACTION
- League Files Lawsuit to Postpone Assembly Primaries
- Press Release (5/23/22)
- League Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone New York Statewide Primaries to August 23, 2022
- Memorandum of Law (5/19/2022)
- Complaint (5/19/2022)
- Press Release (5/19/22)
- League Files Supplemental Amicus Brief to Court of Appeals on Redistricting Lawsuit (4/24/2022)
- League of Women Voters of New York State Files Amicus Brief in New York Redistricting Case
- Amicus Brief (4/14/2022)
- Press Release (4/15/2022)
- League of Women Voters of New York State Files Amicus Brief in New York Redistricting Case (4/14/2022)
- League Releases Statement on Maps Introduced by the Legislature (2/1/2022)
- Letter to Legislative Leaders Urging Transparency in Redistricting Process (1/26/2022)
- League Statement Criticizing Inaction of IRC (1/24/2022)
- Groups Send Letter to IRC Urging Submission on Single Set of Maps in Revisions (1/13/2022)
Groups Send Letter to IRC Criticizing Failure to Approve a Single Set of Maps (1/3/2022)
COMPARE THE CURRENT DISTRICT LINES WITH THE MAPS INTRODUCED BY THE LEGISLATURE (2/1/2022)
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION MAPS
Below are the Independent Redistricting Commission’s draft plans for Congress, State Senate, and State Assembly.
Members of the public are invited to review and send the Commission feedback on their Public Input page: https://nyirc.gov/participate or to request to testify at the Commission’s hearings in October: https://nyirc.gov/meetings
See the full map at https://newyork.redistrictingandyou.org/
TRAINING ON WRITING & PRESENTING COMPELLING REDISTRICTING TESTIMONY
TRAINING HANDOUTS
- Analyzing Mapping Plans
- Communities of Interest FAQ
- Easy Testimony Fill
- Find Senate, Assembly, and Congressional District Maps
- Story Telling Guide
- Testimony Training Slides
- Google Slides Testimony Training Slides
TRAINING VIDEOS
- Training on Writing and Presenting Compelling Testimonies for Redistricting – Video 1
PEOPLE’S HEARING ON 2021 NEW YORK STATE REDISTRICTING
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
REDISTRICTING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS
- Engaging Communities of Interest in Redistricting Powerpoint Slides
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Unity Mapping Presentation
- NALEO Education Foundation Organizing the Community for Redistricting in New York
- New York Law School Presentation on Redistricting in New York State
- New York State Redistricting Campaign Kick Off PowerPoint
- Handouts from LWVUS Training on Preparing Testimonies
WEBINAR RECORDINGS
- Engaging Communities of Interest Training – March 3
- Meeting the Challenges of Community Engaged Redistricting – January 28th
- Fair Maps New York Campaign Kick Off – January 14
NEW YORK STATE REDISTRICTING RESOURCES
- New York Census and Redistricting Institute
- 2014 NYS Constitutional Amendment enacting an Independent Redistricting Commission
- Official New York State Assembly, Senate and Congressional outline maps and summary data
- New York Census and Redistricting Institute
- Justin Levitt’s New York State website
- Jeff Wice New York Election News blog
- Jeff Wice on Mapping the New Senate, Assembly & Congressional Districts
- Representable (Princeton)
- Dave’s Redistricting
- District Builder
- Public Mapping Project
- Maptitude
- ArcInfo
- NCSL vendor presentations October 2020
- List and summary of redistricting software options
OTHER DATA AND MAPPING RESOURCES
- How to Look at a Redistricting Map
- Census Bureau Redistricting Data Program
- Census Bureau PL 94-171 data portal
- Redistricting Data Hub
- NCSL Redistricting and Census Data tutorial
- Princeton Gerrymandering Project
- Plan Score
- Open Precincts
- All About Redistricting
- MGGG Redistricting Lab
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
2021
- League of Women Voters Letter Regarding Mapping Transparency (10/18/2021)
- Letter Regarding Map Format and Transparency (9/22/2021)
- Joint Letter Regarding Redistricting Commission Transparency (8/27/2021)
- Joint Letter to New York State Comptroller on Redistricting Funding (5/11/2021)
- Joint Letter of Support Regarding Redistricting Funding in State Budget (3/23/2021)
- Joint Testimony to Committees on Public Protection on Redistricting Commission Funding (2/10/202)
- January 15th New York State Fair Maps Campaign Kick Off Webinar (1/15/2021)
- Joint Letter Regarding Funding for NYS Redistricting Commission (1/22/2021)
- New York State Redistricting Campaign Kick Off PowerPoint (1/2021)
- Statement of Opposition Redistricting Amendment League of Women Voters of NYS (1/12/2021)
2020
- Joint Letter Regarding Funding for Redistricting (12/14/2020)
- LWVNY – Memo of Opposition Redistricting Amendment Citizens Union League of Women Voters of NYS (7/2020)
- LWVNY Testimony on Redistricting Commission (7/15/2020)
- LWVNY Urges Greater Diversity on Redistricting Commission (5/4/2020)
- LWVNY Testimony on Redistricting Commission Funding (2/2020)
- Letter to Legislators on Independent Redistricting Commission Appointment Deadline (1/28/2020)
- Press Release on Letter to Legislators about Redistricting Commission Appointment Deadline (1/28/2020)