and the League of Women Voters New York State announced in a press conference today their support for the constitutional amendment released by the legislature late last night that will finally put an end to New York's partisan redistricting process and create permanent structural reform for decades to come. More details . 03/12/12 NATIONAL REDISTRICTING EXPERTS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO USE VETO THREAT TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT REDISTRICTING REFORM In a press briefing today, leading redistricting experts from across the country voiced their support for Citizens Union's call for Governor Cuomo to use his veto threat to achieve permanent redistricting reform through a constitutional amendment rather than opting for an actual veto that would not necessarily achieve any lasting reform. 02/28/12 IN LETTER TO CUOMO CU URGES GOVERNOR TO USE VETO POWER TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT REDISTRICTING REFORM In a letter to Governor Cuomo , Citizens Union urged the governor to use his threat to veto gerrymandered district lines to achieve two important goals: secure lasting and permanent redistricting reform through statutory change and a constitutional amendment; and pursue meaningful changes to this year's lines by holding direct negotiations with the legislature. Read the release. 02/23/12 GERRYMANDERED DISTRICT MAPS ARE THE INEVITABLE RESULT OF A POLITICIZED PROCESS In testimony today in Manhattan before LATFOR , the state's task force on redistricting, the state's task force on redistricting, Citizens Union called on LATFOR to improve its maps by reducing the overall population deviation used, drawing districts that better adhere to communities of interest,