Redistricting resurrected

The State Senate has given new life to a redistricting reform proposal that was considered dead on Tuesday. In a stunning reverse of field on Wednesday, the Senate voted 27-11 to support Senate Constitutional Amendment 3. It now must be passed by the Assembly if it is going to go on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Fortunately, the Senate had the good sense to overrule legislative leaders, who tried to kill redistricting reform until at least next year. Will Assembly members be just as wise as their Senate counterparts?

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