Governor
Andrew Cuomo
Comptroller
Thomas DiNapoli
Attorney General
Eric T. Schneiderman
CONGRESS
5th Congressional District
Gregory W. Meeks
13th Congressional District
Charles B. Rangel
LEGISLATURE
14th Senatorial District
Leroy G. Comrie Jr
33rd Senatorial District
J. Gustavo Rivera
36th Senatorial District
Ruth H. Thompson
55th Assembly District
Latrice Monique Walker
60th Assembly District
Charles Barron
70th Assembly District
Keith L.T. Wright
71st Assembly District
Herman D. Farrell Jr.
72nd Assembly District
Guillermo Linares
79th Assembly District
Michael A. Blake
Prop Number 1. An Amendment: Revising State’s Redistricting Procedure – Citywide
The proposed amendment to sections 4 and 5 and the addition of new section 5-b to Article 3 of the state constitution revises the redistricting procedure for state legislative and congressional districts. The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission’s redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the Legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission’s plan is rejected twice by the Legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? We vote no.