Hochul insists New York ‘followed the rules’ on redistricting despite court throwing out map

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said Sunday that New York “followed the rules” in its past attempt to redistrict its state, asking why similar criticism is not being given to Texas.

Hochul said New York is responding to Texas’s redistricting attempt by “fighting fire with fire,” and argued Texas is seeking to redistrict to boost the Republican Party’s chances ahead of the 2026 elections. While the New York Constitution does not allow it to redistrict in a similar vein to Texas, Hochul said an amendment would be put “to the people.”

Fox News’s Shannon Bream asked the governor about New York’s previous attempt to redistrict in 2022, which was tossed by the state’s highest court for being “procedurally unconstitutional.” Hochul insisted “we followed the rules” multiple times

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