Supreme Court case could hurt Senate Democrats in N.Y.
Bill Mahoney
ALBANY—A pending U.S. Supreme Court case has the potential to overturn the political math in the New York State Senate and give Republicans a significant advantage as they seek to maintain a majority.
If Evenwel v. Abbott is decided in favor of the voters bringing the case, up to three seats with strong Democratic enrollment advantages might be erased from the map and an equivalent number of districts that lean Republican could be created.
Last week, the Supreme Court decided to hear this case, which was brought by two Texans. They argue their state’s use of the total population of census tracts to reapportion senate districts violates the standard of “one person, one vote,” since people who live in regions with significant numbers of ineligible or unregistered voters can cast ballots that carry more weight than those cast by individuals who live in places where comparatively high numbers of people vote.
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