On December 1, a New York Supreme Court in Albany upheld New York state’s new law, that says for redistricting purposes, prisoners should be counted at the address they lived before they were imprisoned, instead of at the prison. Little v New York State Task Force on Demographic Research & Reapportionment, 2310-2011. Here is the eleven-page opinion. The lawsuit had been filed by ten State Senators, most of whom represent areas that have prisons. Assuming the decision is not reversed, this means that rural upstate counties with many prisons will lose representation relative to urban areas where most prisoners lived before they were imprisoned.
Census stats are INSTANTLY obsolete.
Electors-Voters elect legislators in a State — NOT children, invaders, felons, mentally ill, etc. etc.
Too many MORONS to count.
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
the current NYS constitution makes it perfectly clear that the legally dead and “indians not taxed” — and tourists — are not to be factored into redistricting of state legislative districts.
the POTUS eligibility natural born citizen issue will provide the focus of a newly filed state supreme (trial) court case — as well as perhaps the instant state senate prisoner law appeal.
Two U.S. States currently allow incarcerated felons to vote by absentee ballot: Maine and Vermont.
In the rest of the states there is a sliding scale of voting rights restoration upon release. 12 states tend to deprive convicted persons of their right to vote permanently.
http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=286
# 3 Is the crime rate in ME/VT higher or lower than in the other 48 States ???
Way lower
Well that settles it then. The right to vote is a crime deterrent.
# 5-6 ANY weather connection ???
i.e. Too COLD to commit crimes for about 8 months each year ???
How COLD are the jails in ME/VT ??? — esp in NOV-FEB (aka WINTER) ???
Any Prez candidates going from jail to jail trying to get votes ???