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No legislative map yet, with both sides returning to meet with Carchman in the morning

February 15, 2022 9:43 pm

The Apportionment Commission has concluded their first day of meetings at a hotel in Central Jersey without any agreement on a new legislative map. Democrats and Republicans met with the court-appointed tiebreaker, former Judge Philip Carchman, numerous times on Tuesday. ...

Faced with redrawn seats, incumbents have reserved reactions

February 15, 2022 11:58 amFebruary 15, 2022 9:04 pm

Following the release of two draft legislative maps last week, New Jersey’s 120 legislators have all had the opportunity to review how their own districts would change under each proposal – and for around two dozen of them, the future...

Grading the new legislative maps along Carchman’s standards

February 11, 2022 4:42 pm

What is Philip Carchman thinking right now? With the release of the first two legislative proposals on Monday, the retired state appellate court judge and Legislative Apportionment Commission tiebreaker has become among the most important people in New Jersey politics,...

Three takeaways from the first round of public comment on the legislative map proposals

February 10, 2022 12:58 pm

Last night, the Legislative Apportionment Commission held a nearly three-hour meeting gathering testimony from members of the public on the commission’s two legislative map proposals, which were released on Monday. Over the course of the meeting, dozens of New Jerseyans...

Redistricting panel adds second public hearing, two-hour early start, after massive signup for public comment

February 8, 2022 9:01 pmFebruary 9, 2022 12:46 pm

The New Jersey Apportionment Commission that is redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts has added another public hearing for Friday morning after nearly 150 people signed up to speak on maps proposed by both parties on Monday. The panel has...

Initial legislative map proposals leave some incumbents behind

February 8, 2022 5:22 pmFebruary 8, 2022 7:14 pm

Whenever a new political redistricting process begins, one of the most frustrating things to account for is where incumbent legislators already live. Those tasked with redistricting want to draw as logical a map as possible, but they also frequently have...

Republican legislative proposal would create Jersey’s first Asian American district

February 7, 2022 4:19 pm

If the GOP’s legislative map proposal, or something like it, is ultimately approved by Legislative Apportionment Commission tiebreaker Philip Carchman, it could create a first for New Jersey: a legislative district where Asian Americans are the largest racial group. Under...