Jeffries tasks Rep. Joe Morelle with leading N.Y. redistricting process changes

Jeffries Surrogate Presses New York Democrats for Fast Action on Redistricting

Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that New York’s legislature should make sure that a state constitutional amendment enabling mid-decade redistricting gets its first passage before lawmakers adjourn the first week of June. Dispatched to Albany on May 5 by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Morelle laid out the timeline at a press conference after meeting with Democratic leadership in the state, including Gov. Kathy Hochul,…

Jeffries tasks Rep. Joe Morelle with leading N.Y. redistricting process changes

Morelle is a veteran of Albany politics.