"A New York Supreme Court judge in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that Staten Island's congressional district is illegal, ordering a state redistricting commission back to the drawing board over the next few weeks. Justice Jeffrey Pearlman did not order specifics on how the district should be redrawn, but plaintiffs in the case, the Washington, D.C.-based Elias Law Group, sought a reconfiguration of New York's 11th congressional district, which Staten Island currently shares with South Brooklyn, into lower Manhattan."
"The Feb. 6 deadline comes from testimony in the case submitted by the New York Board of Elections, which said the date is the latest they could be ready for this year's congressional elections with new maps. If the Redistricting Commission moves the district into lower Manhattan, it would pair the most conservative part of the five boroughs with a liberal bastion."
A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that Staten Island's congressional district is illegal and ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the lines. The commission has until Feb. 6 to finalize new boundaries for the 11th congressional district currently represented by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis. Plaintiffs sought to reconfigure the district from a Staten Island–South Brooklyn configuration into lower Manhattan, which would pair conservative Staten Island with liberal lower Manhattan. Malliotakis called the challenge frivolous and signaled plans to contest the decision, potentially raising issues about New York's minority voting protections before higher courts. The Feb. 6 deadline reflects Board of Elections testimony about map readiness for congressional elections.
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