Costantino Room
Speakers
Hon. Marilyn D. Go, Commissioner, New York City Districting Commission
Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Assemblymember, New York State Assembly
Elizabeth R. OuYang, Coordinator, APA VOICE Redistricting Task Force
Grace Pyun, Acting Executive Director and General Counsel, New York City Districting Commission
John Park, Executive Director, MinKwon Center
Moderator
Vishal Chander, Managing Attorney, The Chander Law Firm PC
Program Chair
Vishal Chander, Managing Attorney, The Chander Law Firm PC
Description
How congressional, state, and local districts are drawn directly impacts communities and their power, not only affecting the outcome of elections, but in a host of other ways beyond the distribution of government funds. Redistricting in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle brought into focus the importance of redistricting because of the significant growth of Asians in New York State, particularly New York City. Speakers will give an overview of the legal framework for federal, state, and local redistricting, voting rights laws and how they impact redistricting, and the role the courts have played in the New York State redistricting process. They will also discuss their experiences participating in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle from the perspectives of a Commissioner and the General Counsel of the New York City Districting Commission and a leader of APA VOICE Redistricting Task Force, the largest coalition of APA groups involved in redistricting and mobilizing the Asian American community to ensure that the views of the many diverse communities in NYC would be heard.
The 2020 Redistricting Cycle lasted almost 4 years and preparations for the 2030 Redistricting Cycle will be underway soon. The speakers will also discuss the importance of continuing to educate the community about redistricting and how the AAPI community, including lawyers, can ensure that the Asian American voice is heard."
Click here for the CLE materials for this program (in Google Drive).
Approved for 1.5 CLE Credits, Diversity, Inclusion, Elimination of Bias (non-transitional only)