New York Democrats Advance Plan to Redraw House Maps Before 2028

The New York Assembly chamber at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 16, 2024. Hans Pennink/AP Photo

New York’s Democratic-majority Legislature on June 3 gave first passage to a constitutional amendment that would let state lawmakers redraw New York’s congressional maps mid-decade, advancing a proposal that has become part of the national fight over control of the U.S. House.

The state Senate approved the measure, S10637-A, on party lines. All Republicans in both chambers voted against the measure, in a vote of 38–22 in the Senate and 91–47 in the Assembly. Lawmakers acted in the final days of the regular legislative session, which ends on June 4.