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纽约，6月4日（路透社）——纽约州民主党已为2028年选举周期重划该州国会选区地图迈出第一步，此举最终可能为民主党赢得数个美国众议院席位。
由民主党掌控的州参议院和州众议院于周三晚间推进了一项拟议宪法修正案，该修正案将允许立法机构绕过独立连任重划委员会，制定新的、更符合本党利益的选区界线。
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根据该州法律，州议会必须在2027年再次通过该修正案，随后选民需在2028年之前通过全民公投批准这项措施。除其他变更外，该修正案将废除纽约州现行的党派操纵选区划分禁令——即通过绘制选区界线让某一政党相较于其他政党获益的操作。
民主党目前占据该州26个美国众议院席位中的19个。分析师表示，新的选区地图最多可为民主党增加4个席位。
纽约州民主党州长凯西·霍楚尔和代表纽约市布鲁克林区选区的美国众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯，均呼吁州议员采取果断行动，以应对共和党重划选区的举措。这是一场全国性的选区划分斗争的一部分，这场斗争已重塑了全美数十个选区的界线。
近期，美国最高法院4月的一项判决大幅削弱了《投票权法案》，共和党因此获得了显著优势。多个由共和党主导的南方州已急于取消民主党掌控的、拥有大量黑人选民的选区，这些选区如今不再享有强有力的法律保护。
不过，民主党仍有望在11月的中期选举中赢得美国众议院的控制权，因为总统唐纳德·特朗普的支持率低迷拖累了其所在政党。
纽约州预计将成为多个州之一——包括民主党和共和党执政的州——它们都试图在2028年选举前重划新的选区地图，这意味着选区划分之争将延续到下一个选举周期。
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New York Democrats take first step toward new U.S. House map for 2028
June 4, 2026 2:30 PM UTC / Reuters
By Joseph Ax
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NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) – New York Democrats have taken the first step toward redrawing the state’s congressional map for the 2028 election cycle, a move that could eventually yield a handful of U.S. House of Representatives seats for the party.
The state Senate and state Assembly, both controlled by Democrats, advanced a proposed constitutional amendment late on Wednesday that would allow lawmakers to sidestep an independent redistricting commission and draw new, more favorable lines.
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Under state law, the legislature must pass the amendment again in 2027, and then voters would have to approve the measure in a referendum ahead of 2028. Among other changes, the amendment would eliminate New York’s current ban on partisan gerrymandering, the process of drawing maps to benefit one party over another.
Democrats currently hold 19 of the state’s 26 U.S. House seats. A new map could provide Democrats with up to four additional seats, analysts say.
Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Democratic U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who represents a district in New York City’s Brooklyn borough, have both called on state lawmakers to act aggressively to counter Republican efforts to redraw maps, part of a national redistricting war that has reshaped dozens of districts around the country.
Republicans have opened up a significant advantage in recent weeks, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision in April that severely weakened the Voting Rights Act. Several Republican-led Southern states have rushed to eliminate Democratic-held districts with significant Black populations that no longer enjoy robust legal protections.
Democrats, however, remain favored to win control of the U.S. House in November’s midterm elections, with President Donald Trump’s negative approval ratings dragging down his party.
New York is expected to be among several states, both Democratic- and Republican-controlled, that attempt to draw new maps ahead of the 2028 elections, ensuring the redistricting fight extends into another electoral cycle.
Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama
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