NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A9310A
SPONSOR: Zebrowski TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the state law, in relation to establishing congressional
districts; and to repeal article 7 of such law relating thereto
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to establish 26 Congressional districts in
and for the State of New York.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would provide metes & bounds descriptions of 26 Congressional
districts.
EXISTING LAW:
This bill would amend the State Law to provide for the reapportionment
of the New York State Congressional districts.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill establishes new Congressional districts for the State of New
York. It is based on population figures derived from the 2020 Federal
Census. The districts comply with the United States and New York State
Constitutions and the requirements of the Federal Voting Rights Act.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 8653--A A. 9310--A
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2024
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to establishing congressional
districts; and to repeal article 7 of such law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Article 7 of the state law is REPEALED and a new article 7
2 is added to read as follows:
3 ARTICLE 7
4 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
5 Section 110. Present congressional districts.
6 111. New congressional districts.
7 112. Separability of congressional districts.
8 § 110. Present congressional districts. The congressional districts of
9 this state, as existing immediately before the effective date of this
10 article, shall continue to be the congressional districts of the state
11 until the expiration of the terms of the representatives in congress
12 then in office, except for the purpose of an election of representatives
13 in congress for full terms beginning at such expirations.
14 § 111. New congressional districts. Notwithstanding any other
15 provision of law to the contrary, the congressional districts of this
16 state from and after the effective date of this article, shall consist
17 as follows:
18 1. Congressional District 1.
19 Within Suffolk County
20 All of East Hampton town
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 Tract: 027900 Block: 1000
2 Tract: 028100 Blocks: 3000-3001
3 Tract: 028300 Blocks: 2001-2006
4 Tract: 028500 Blocks: 1000-1001 2000 3000-3002 4000-4004 4006-4007
5 Tract: 028800 Blocks: 1000 1002-1006 2000-2001 2003-2006 3000-3001
6 4000-4008
7 Tract: 029600 Blocks: 1003-1004 1007-1008
8 Tract: 031200 Blocks: 1000-1004 2002
9 Tract: 031400 Blocks: 1000-1005 2000-2003
10 Tract: 031600 Blocks: 1000-1004 2000-2005
11 Tract: 035900 Blocks: 1000-1006 1010-1013
12 Tract: 036000 Blocks: 1000-1004 2000-2003 3000-3002 3007-3008
13 Tract: 038301 Blocks: 1000-1002 2001-2002
14 Tract: 038303 Blocks: 1000-1002 2000
15 Tract: 038600 Blocks: 1001-1005 2000-2005 3000-3001 4000-4005
16 5000-5005 6000 7000-7001 8000
17 Tract: 039700 Blocks: 1000-1016
18 Tract: 039902 Block: 2000
19 Tract: 041900 Blocks: 1000-1004 2000 3000-3001 4000-4002 4006-4009
20 5000 6000 7000-7001
21 Tract: 042500 Blocks: 1000 2000 3000-3001 3004-3007 4000 5000-5001
22 6000-6001 7000-7001
23 Tract: 042600 Blocks: 2002-2004
24 Tract: 043000 Blocks: 1000-1004 2001-2003 3000-3004
25 Tract: 043600 Blocks: 1000-1003 2001-2004
26 Tract: 044200 Blocks: 1000-1001 2000-2003 3000-3004 3007 5000-5006
27 Tract: 046000 Blocks: 1003-1007 2000-2003
28 Tract: 046205 Block: 5009
29 16. Congressional District 16.
30 Within Bronx County
31 Within Bronx borough:
32 Tracts: 042800 044400 044800 045800 046204 046206 046207 048401 048402
33 Tract: 030201 Blocks: 1000-1005 1007 2000-2002 3000-3001
34 Tract: 030202 Blocks: 1000 3000-3001 4000-4001
35 Tract: 038600 Block: 1000
36 Tract: 042600 Blocks: 1000-1006 2000-2001 2005-2009 3000-3002
37 4000-4002 5000-5002 6000-6002
38 Tract: 043000 Block: 2000
39 Tract: 043600 Blocks: 1004-1005 2000
40 Tract: 044200 Blocks: 3005-3006 4000-4004
41 Tract: 045600 Blocks: 1000-1005 2000-2007
42 Tract: 046000 Blocks: 1000-1002
43 Tract: 046203 Blocks: 1000 2000-2001 3000-3002 3005-3017
44 Tract: 046205 Blocks: 1000 2000 3000-3002 4000 5000-5008
45 Tract: 046209 Blocks: 1001-1012 1014-1017 2000-2004 3000-3001
46 Within Westchester County
47 All of Eastchester town
48 All of Harrison town
49 All of Mamaroneck town
50 All of Mount Vernon city
51 All of New Rochelle city
52 All of Pelham town
53 All of Rye city
54 All of Rye town
55 All of Scarsdale town
56 All of White Plains city
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1 All of Yonkers city
2 Within Greenburgh town:
3 Tracts: 010200 010300 010400 010500 010600 010701 010702 010801 010803
4 010804 010901 010902 010903 011000 011101 011102 011200 011300
5 Tract: 011401 Blocks: 1000-1011 1013-1018 2000-2004 3000-3002
6 3004-3007 4000-4002
7 Tract: 011402 Blocks: 1000-1024 2000-2004 2006-2009
8 Tract: 011500 Blocks: 1013-1017 1019-1020
9 17. Congressional District 17.
10 All of Putnam County
11 All of Rockland County
12 Within Dutchess County
13 All of East Fishkill town
14 All of Pawling town
15 Within Beekman town:
16 Tract: 020005 Blocks: 1000-1005 1010-1024 2003 2005-2006 3000
17 3002-3003 3008
18 Tract: 610000 Blocks: 1001-1006
19 Within Westchester County
20 All of Bedford town
21 All of Cortlandt town
22 All of Lewisboro town
23 All of Mount Kisco town
24 All of Mount Pleasant town
25 All of New Castle town
26 All of North Castle town
27 All of North Salem town
28 All of Ossining town
29 All of Peekskill city
30 All of Pound Ridge town
31 All of Somers town
32 All of Yorktown town
33 Within Greenburgh town:
34 Tract: 011401 Blocks: 1012 1019 2005-2012 3003 4003-4008
35 Tract: 011402 Block: 2005
36 Tract: 011500 Blocks: 1000-1012 1018 1021 2000-2008 3000-3016
37 4000-4006
38 18. Congressional District 18.
39 All of Orange County
40 Within Dutchess County
41 All of Amenia town
42 All of Beacon city
43 All of Clinton town
44 All of Dover town
45 All of Fishkill town
46 All of Hyde Park town
47 All of LaGrange town
48 All of Milan town
49 All of North East town
50 All of Pine Plains town
51 All of Pleasant Valley town
52 All of Poughkeepsie city
53 All of Poughkeepsie town
54 All of Red Hook town
55 All of Rhinebeck town
56 All of Stanford town
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1 All of Union Vale town
2 All of Wappinger town
3 All of Washington town
4 Within Beekman town:
5 Tracts: 020003 020004
6 Tract: 020005 Blocks: 1006-1009 2000-2002 2004 2007 3001 3004-3007
7 4000-4024
8 Tract: 610000 Block: 1000
9 Within Ulster County
10 All of Esopus town
11 All of Kingston city
12 All of Kingston town
13 All of Lloyd town
14 All of Marlborough town
15 All of New Paltz town
16 All of Plattekill town
17 All of Saugerties town
18 All of Ulster town
19 All of Woodstock town
20 Within Gardiner town:
21 Tract: 954200 Blocks: 1000-1025 2000-2030 3000-3004 3006 3009-3014
22 3017 3038-3040 3044 4000-4026
23 19. Congressional District 19.
24 All of Broome County
25 All of Chenango County
26 All of Columbia County
27 All of Delaware County
28 All of Greene County
29 All of Otsego County
30 All of Sullivan County
31 All of Tompkins County
32 Within Cortland County
33 All of Cincinnatus town
34 All of Freetown town
35 All of Harford town
36 All of Lapeer town
37 All of Marathon town
38 All of Solon town
39 All of Taylor town
40 All of Virgil town
41 All of Willet town
42 Within Rensselaer County
43 All of Berlin town
44 All of East Greenbush town
45 All of Grafton town
46 All of Nassau town
47 All of Petersburgh town
48 All of Poestenkill town
49 All of Sand Lake town
50 All of Schodack town
51 All of Stephentown town
52 Within Brunswick town:
53 Tract: 052002
54 Tract: 052003 Blocks: 1000-1004 1022-1027 3000-3001 3003-3005
55 3013-3014 4000-4024
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1 Tract: 052004 Blocks: 1000-1006 1014-1015 2000-2021 3000-3026
2 4012-4020 5000-5019
3 Within Ulster County
4 All of Denning town
5 All of Hardenburgh town
6 All of Hurley town
7 All of Marbletown town
8 All of Olive town
9 All of Rochester town
10 All of Rosendale town
11 All of Shandaken town
12 All of Shawangunk town
13 All of Wawarsing town
14 Within Gardiner town:
15 Tract: 954200 Blocks: 3005 3007-3008 3015-3016 3018-3037 3041-3043
16 3045
17 20. Congressional District 20.
18 All of Albany County
19 All of Schenectady County
20 Within Montgomery County
21 All of Amsterdam city
22 All of Amsterdam town
23 All of Florida town
24 Within Rensselaer County
25 All of Hoosick town
26 All of North Greenbush town
27 All of Pittstown town
28 All of Rensselaer city
29 All of Schaghticoke town
30 All of Troy city
31 Within Brunswick town:
32 Tract: 052003 Blocks: 1005-1021 1028 2000-2017 3002 3006-3012
33 Tract: 052004 Blocks: 1007-1013 4000-4011
34 Within Saratoga County
35 All of Ballston town
36 All of Charlton town
37 All of Clifton Park town
38 All of Galway town
39 All of Halfmoon town
40 All of Malta town
41 All of Mechanicville city
42 All of Milton town
43 All of Saratoga Springs city
44 All of Stillwater town
45 All of Waterford town
46 Within Wilton town:
47 Tract: 060704 Blocks: 1000-1020 2035-2037 2039-2040 2043-2067
48 3000-3020
49 Tract: 060705 Blocks: 1009-1020 1022-1025 2000-2013 3008 3023
50 Tract: 060706 Blocks: 1000-1031 2009-2013 3000-3016
51 21. Congressional District 21.
52 All of Clinton County
53 All of Essex County
54 All of Franklin County
55 All of Fulton County
56 All of Hamilton County
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1 All of Herkimer County
2 All of Lewis County
3 All of St. Lawrence County
4 All of Schoharie County
5 All of Warren County
6 All of Washington County
7 Within Jefferson County
8 All of Le Ray town
9 All of Philadelphia town
10 All of Wilna town
11 Within Antwerp town:
12 Tract: 980000
13 Tract: 060700 Blocks: 2000-2011 2017-2019 2024-2049 4019 4021-4022
14 4033-4047 4050-4053 4056-4084 4087-4088 4093-4107
15 Within Montgomery County
16 All of Canajoharie town
17 All of Charleston town
18 All of Glen town
19 All of Minden town
20 All of Mohawk town
21 All of Palatine town
22 All of Root town
23 All of St. Johnsville town
24 Within Oneida County
25 All of Annsville town
26 All of Ava town
27 All of Boonville town
28 All of Camden town
29 All of Deerfield town
30 All of Florence town
31 All of Floyd town
32 All of Forestport town
33 All of Lee town
34 All of Marcy town
35 All of Remsen town
36 All of Rome city
37 All of Steuben town
38 All of Trenton town
39 All of Vienna town
40 All of Western town
41 Within Verona town:
42 Tract: 024700 Blocks: 1000-1160 2000-2024 2026-2028 3000-3012 3014
43 4000-4060 4062 4064-4066 4070 4073
44 Within Saratoga County
45 All of Corinth town
46 All of Day town
47 All of Edinburg town
48 All of Greenfield town
49 All of Hadley town
50 All of Moreau town
51 All of Northumberland town
52 All of Providence town
53 All of Saratoga town
54 Within Wilton town:
55 Tract: 060703
56 Tract: 060704 Blocks: 2000-2034 2038 2041-2042 2068
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1 Tract: 060705 Blocks: 1000-1008 1021 3000-3007 3009-3022 3024-3025
2 Tract: 060706 Blocks: 2000-2008
3 22. Congressional District 22.
4 All of Madison County
5 All of Onondaga County
6 Within Cayuga County
7 All of Auburn city
8 All of Fleming town
9 All of Genoa town
10 All of Ledyard town
11 All of Locke town
12 All of Moravia town
13 All of Niles town
14 All of Owasco town
15 All of Scipio town
16 All of Sempronius town
17 All of Sennett town
18 All of Springport town
19 All of Summerhill town
20 All of Venice town
21 Within Cortland County
22 All of Cortland city
23 All of Cortlandville town
24 All of Cuyler town
25 All of Homer town
26 All of Preble town
27 All of Scott town
28 All of Truxton town
29 Within Oneida County
30 All of Augusta town
31 All of Bridgewater town
32 All of Kirkland town
33 All of Marshall town
34 All of New Hartford town
35 All of Paris town
36 All of Sangerfield town
37 All of Utica city
38 All of Vernon town
39 All of Westmoreland town
40 All of Whitestown town
41 Within Verona town:
42 Tract: 024700 Blocks: 2025 2029-2079 3013 3015-3031 4061 4063
43 4067-4069 4071-4072
44 23. Congressional District 23.
45 All of Allegany County
46 All of Cattaraugus County
47 All of Chautauqua County
48 All of Chemung County
49 All of Tioga County
50 Within Erie County
51 All of Lake Erie
52 All of Alden town
53 All of Aurora town
54 All of Boston town
55 All of Brant town
56 All of Cattaraugus Reservation
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1 All of Clarence town
2 All of Colden town
3 All of Collins town
4 All of Concord town
5 All of Eden town
6 All of Elma town
7 All of Evans town
8 All of Hamburg town
9 All of Holland town
10 All of Lancaster town
11 All of Marilla town
12 All of Newstead town
13 All of North Collins town
14 All of Orchard Park town
15 All of Sardinia town
16 All of Tonawanda Reservation
17 All of Wales town
18 Within Niagara County
19 All of Pendleton town
20 Within Lockport town:
21 Tract: 023405
22 Tract: 023401 Blocks: 1000-1036 3004 3006-3041
23 Tract: 023402 Blocks: 2013 2015 2022 2024-2041
24 Tract: 023404 Blocks: 1000-1015 2000-2023 3001-3007
25 Within Wheatfield town:
26 Tract: 022716 Blocks: 1000-1001 1003
27 Tract: 022717 Blocks: 1009-1011 3016-3019
28 Within Schuyler County
29 All of Catharine town
30 All of Cayuta town
31 All of Dix town
32 All of Montour town
33 All of Orange town
34 Within Steuben County
35 All of Addison town
36 All of Bath town
37 All of Bradford town
38 All of Cameron town
39 All of Campbell town
40 All of Canisteo town
41 All of Caton town
42 All of Corning city
43 All of Corning town
44 All of Erwin town
45 All of Fremont town
46 All of Greenwood town
47 All of Hartsville town
48 All of Hornby town
49 All of Hornell city
50 All of Hornellsville town
51 All of Howard town
52 All of Jasper town
53 All of Lindley town
54 All of Rathbone town
55 All of Thurston town
56 All of Troupsburg town
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1 All of Tuscarora town
2 All of Urbana town
3 All of Wayne town
4 All of West Union town
5 All of Woodhull town
6 24. Congressional District 24.
7 All of Genesee County
8 All of Livingston County
9 All of Orleans County
10 All of Oswego County
11 All of Seneca County
12 All of Wayne County
13 All of Wyoming County
14 All of Yates County
15 Within Cayuga County
16 All of Lake Ontario
17 All of Aurelius town
18 All of Brutus town
19 All of Cato town
20 All of Conquest town
21 All of Ira town
22 All of Mentz town
23 All of Montezuma town
24 All of Sterling town
25 All of Throop town
26 All of Victory town
27 Within Jefferson County
28 All of Lake Ontario
29 All of Adams town
30 All of Alexandria town
31 All of Brownville town
32 All of Cape Vincent town
33 All of Champion town
34 All of Clayton town
35 All of Ellisburg town
36 All of Henderson town
37 All of Hounsfield town
38 All of Lorraine town
39 All of Lyme town
40 All of Orleans town
41 All of Pamelia town
42 All of Rodman town
43 All of Rutland town
44 All of Theresa town
45 All of Watertown city
46 All of Watertown town
47 All of Worth town
48 Within Antwerp town:
49 Tract: 060700 Blocks: 1096 2012 2014 2020 4000-4001 4006-4007
50 4013-4018 4020 4023-4026 4028-4032 4048-4049 4054 4089-4092
51 Within Niagara County
52 All of Lake Ontario
53 All of Cambria town
54 All of Hartland town
55 All of Lewiston town
56 All of Lockport city
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1 All of Newfane town
2 All of Porter town
3 All of Royalton town
4 All of Somerset town
5 All of Tonawanda Reservation
6 All of Tuscarora Reservation
7 All of Wilson town
8 Within Lockport town:
9 Tract: 023401 Blocks: 2000-2032 3000-3003 3005 4000-4036
10 Tract: 023402 Blocks: 1000-1040 2000-2012 2014 2016-2021 2023
11 Tract: 023404 Block: 3000
12 Within Ontario County
13 All of Bristol town
14 All of Canadice town
15 All of Canandaigua city
16 All of Canandaigua town
17 All of Farmington town
18 All of Geneva city
19 All of Geneva town
20 All of Gorham town
21 All of Hopewell town
22 All of Manchester town
23 All of Naples town
24 All of Phelps town
25 All of Richmond town
26 All of Seneca town
27 All of South Bristol town
28 All of West Bloomfield town
29 Within East Bloomfield town:
30 Tract: 050501 Blocks: 1033-1038 1044-1048 2004-2008 2012-2015
31 3000-3038
32 Within Schuyler County
33 All of Hector town
34 All of Reading town
35 All of Tyrone town
36 Within Steuben County
37 All of Avoca town
38 All of Cohocton town
39 All of Dansville town
40 All of Prattsburg town
41 All of Pulteney town
42 All of Wayland town
43 All of Wheeler town
44 25. Congressional District 25.
45 All of Monroe County
46 Within Ontario County
47 All of Victor town
48 Within East Bloomfield town:
49 Tract: 050501 Blocks: 1000-1032 1039-1043 1049 2000-2003 2009-2011
50 26. Congressional District 26.
51 Within Erie County
52 All of Amherst town
53 All of Buffalo city
54 All of Cheektowaga town
55 All of Grand Island town
56 All of Lackawanna city
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1 All of Tonawanda city
2 All of Tonawanda town
3 All of West Seneca town
4 Within Niagara County
5 All of Niagara town
6 All of Niagara Falls city
7 All of North Tonawanda city
8 Within Wheatfield town:
9 Tracts: 022713 022714 022715 022901
10 Tract: 022716 Blocks: 1002 1004-1022 2000-2022
11 Tract: 022717 Blocks: 1000-1008 2000-2016 3000-3015
12 § 112. Separability of congressional districts. Each congressional
13 district created by this article shall be deemed a separate district for
14 the purpose of apportionment of the entire state into congressional
15 districts. If one or more congressional districts created by this arti-
16 cle are judicially found not to be in compliance with the decisions and
17 mandates of a court of competent jurisdiction, only the defective
18 district or districts and those immediately adjacent or contiguous ther-
19 eto shall be reapportioned. All other districts shall be deemed to be
20 properly created.
21 § 2. Construction. a. This act shall be liberally construed to effec-
22 tuate the purposes thereof and to apportion and district this state in
23 compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements and shall
24 supersede any inconsistent provision of law including but not limited to
25 section 3 of chapter 17 of the laws of 2012.
26 b. It is intended that this act and the congressional districts
27 described herein completely encompass all the area of the state. It is
28 also intended that such districts apportioned on the basis of 2020 popu-
29 lation, contain the whole number of persons in this state. It is further
30 intended that the apportionment and districting provided for in this act
31 result in the creation of districts containing equal population as near-
32 ly as practicable. It is also intended that no district shall include
33 any of the area included within the description of any other district.
34 § 3. Saving clause. a. If the districts described in the act do not
35 carry out the purposes thereof, because of unintentional omissions;
36 duplications; overlapping areas; erroneous nomenclature; lack of
37 adequate maps or descriptions of political subdivisions, wards, or other
38 divisions thereof, or of their boundary lines; street closings, changes
39 in names of streets, or other changes of public places; alteration of
40 the boundary or courses of waters or waterways, filling in of lands
41 underwater, accretion or other changes in shorelines or alteration of
42 courses, rights of way, or lines of public utilities or other condi-
43 tions, then the state board of elections, at the request of any person
44 or candidate, aggrieved thereby, shall, by order, correct such omis-
45 sions, overlappings, erroneous nomenclature, or other defects in the
46 description of districts so as to accomplish the purposes and objectives
47 of this act.
48 b. In promulgating such orders, the state board of elections, in addi-
49 tion to achieving equality in the population of districts and ensuring
50 that all areas of the state are completely and accurately encompassed in
51 such districts, shall be guided by the following standards:
52 (1) Gaps in the description of any district shall be completed in a
53 manner which results in a total description of that district consonant
54 with the description of adjacent districts and results in complete
55 contiguity of districts.
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1 (2) Areas of the state included within the descriptions of more than
2 one district shall be allocated to the district having the lowest popu-
3 lation.
4 (3) Areas of the state not included within the descriptions of any
5 district shall be allocated to the adjacent district having the lowest
6 population.
7 (4) In the event that the area subject to corrected description or
8 allocation as provided in paragraphs one, two or three of this subdivi-
9 sion, is of such size or contains such population that its inclusion as
10 a unit in any district would result in substantial disparity in the
11 size, shape or population of such district, then the state board of
12 elections may allocate portions of such area to two or more districts.
13 (5) In any allocation of area or correction of a description made
14 pursuant to this section, the state board of elections shall, consistent
15 with the foregoing standards, preserve the contiguity and compactness of
16 districts and avoid the unnecessary division of political subdivisions.
17 c. Copies of such orders shall be filed by the state board of
18 elections in its own office and in the office of the affected boards of
19 election. A copy of each such order shall also be filed by the state
20 board with the legislative bill drafting commission to facilitate it in
21 performing its functions under section 70-b of the public officers law.
22 In addition, a copy of such order shall be served upon the person or
23 candidate, if any, who instituted the application for such an order. The
24 state board of elections may adopt reasonable rules regulating the
25 procedure for applications for orders under this section in the manner
26 of serving and filing any notice or copy of orders relating thereto.
27 d. Upon the filing of such an order, the description of any affected
28 district shall be deemed to have been corrected in the manner provided
29 in such order to the full extent as if such correction had been
30 contained in the original description set forth in this act.
31 e. In furtherance of effectuating the provisions of subdivision d of
32 this section, the legislative bill drafting commission, upon receipt
33 from the state board of elections of an order promulgated pursuant to
34 subdivision b of this section, and upon the approval of the temporary
35 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, shall cause the
36 description of a congressional district altered pursuant to any such
37 order to be revised accordingly within its data base of the laws of the
38 state of New York so that such altered district may be contained in a
39 publication of the state law and be certified to as a correct transcript
40 of the text of law relating thereto such district in the manner author-
41 ized by section 70-b of the public officers law.
42 f. If any part or provision of this act relating to any congressional
43 district shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
44 such judgment shall: (1) be confined in its operation to the part or
45 provision of this act or the district or districts described herein
46 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have
47 been rendered, and (2) not affect or impair the validity of the remain-
48 ing parts, provisions or districts described in this act or elsewhere.
49 g. The congressional districts of this state, as existing immediately
50 prior to the effective date of this act, shall continue to be the
51 congressional districts of the state for the purpose of filling vacan-
52 cies in the office of representative in congress at any special election
53 held prior to the general election of the year 2024.
54 h. The congressional districts of this state, from and after the
55 effective date of this act, shall be the congressional districts of the
56 state for the purpose of designating and nominating candidates for
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1 representatives in congress, and for electing district delegates and
2 alternate district delegates to national party conventions.
3 i. In order to provide for an orderly election of members of the
4 congress from the state of New York and in recognition of the constitu-
5 tional mandate that congressional districts shall be created by law
6 subject to judicial review under such reasonable regulations as the
7 legislature may prescribe, it is hereby determined and declared that no
8 order of the court invalidating this act or part thereof shall be
9 entered in a manner which will deprive the legislature of an opportunity
10 to discharge its constitutional mandate. In any proceeding for judicial
11 review of the provisions of this act, the determination of the court
12 shall be embodied in a tentative order which shall become final 30 days
13 after service of copies thereof upon the parties unless the court shall,
14 in the interval, on application of any party, resettle its order.
15 j. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this act
16 shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
17 such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder ther-
18 eof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
19 paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
20 in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
21 § 4. Separability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part
22 of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
23 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the
24 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
25 sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the
26 controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
27 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
