Two lawsuits that alleged Nassau County's 19-district legislative map violated federal and state voting laws settled with a court approval of a new map to replace one adopted in February 2023.

“The legislature drew a race-blind map, which is a departure ... Only one Black candidate has ever been elected in Nassau outside of a majority-minority district; no Latino members are serving ...

The Republican-controlled Nassau County legislature is close to approving ... referring to the practice of redrawing political maps to pack districts with voters registered to the majority party ...

A landmark settlement in a suit brought by Democrats was signed on Thursday, Jan. 23, providing Nassau County with a new legislative map for its 19 districts. The settlement will provide the ...

"The Nassau legislative districts that have been created are fair ... but Democrats say they fear losing two more seats because of the new map. All 19 seats are up for election.

the redistricting map rushed through the Nassau County Legislature in February 2023 created only four districts out of 19 in which Black, Latino, and Asian residents constituted a majority of eligible ...

In 2023, Nassau County put in place a redistricting map for the County’s legislative districts that dilutes the electoral power of Black, Latino, and Asian voters and advantages the Republican party.

The Nassau Legislature has given preliminary approval to two maps - one Democrat and one Republican. The new Legislature took over the process after a bipartisan advisory committee deadlocked in a ...

Olena Nicks, a Democrat, snagged a landslide victory in a Feb. 25 special election to rep the 2nd Nassau County legislative district after Seila Bynoe was elected to the New York State Senate.