Redistricting proposal on ballot, this Election Day
This year, it’s not only about the candidates for office.
Rather, a measure on the ballot in New York State on November 4 whose stated goal is a fairer redistricting process has engendered a significant amount of controversy, with supporters and detractors on both sides of the aisle, and good government groups disagreeing about whether the measure improves the status quo in which legislators effectively choose their own voters rather than the other way around.
Proposal 1 – a constitutional amendment that needs voter approval to move forward – would create a bipartisan redistricting commission, with members chosen by both Democrats and Republicans, to redraw legislative district lines after each Census.