A splintered Albany appeals court ordered on Thursday for New York’s congressional map to be redrawn, reversing a trial court ruling in the Matter of Anthony S. Hoffman v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission.
The 3-2 majority opinion by Appellate Division, Third Department Presiding Justice Elizabeth Garry concluded that last year’s remedial map by a court-appointed special master was a race against that year’s looming midterm election in November, but that it needn’t remain in place for the remainder of the 10-year redistricting cycle, through 2030.
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