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New York’s congressional map must be redrawn, state judge rules; one district dilutes minority votes falling afoul of state constitution

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New York’s congressional map must be redrawn, state judge rules

The judge said one district dilutes the votes of Blacks and Latinos.

The ruling will likely be appealed in an appellate state court and it's unclear if the ruling will stand through the midterm elections in November.

New York adopted its current congressional map in 2024, after procedural and legal challenges to maps drawn by the state's independent redistricting commission and later the state legislature after the 2020 census.

But if it stands, it could be a boon for Democrats in the midterms, potentially allowing them to flip the GOP-held 11th District if it gets redrawn by the redistricting commission in a way that would make it favor Democrats.