New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Signs New Congressional Map for Upcoming 2024 Elections Into Law

After days of speculation, New York lawmakers on Feb. 28 approved a new congressional map, ending a three-year legal battle over the district lines—or, perhaps, kicking off another round of litigation. The new maps passed the Senate in a 45-17  vote and the Assembly by a 150-33 tally—largely along partisan lines. Formally adopting the new map, which is expected to govern elections through 2030, was fait accompli after nearly two weeks of speculation about how the Legislature’s dominant Democrats would redraw the lines, with some fearing they could rig the state’s congressional delegation, now led 16-10 by Democrats, into a 22-4 blue wedge....