A handful of New York voters filed a lawsuit on Monday in an effort to scrap the Empire State’s congressional map over a House district represented by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, as Democrats look to counter Republican redistricting efforts ahead of 2026.

The lawsuit, which was filed by Democratic law firm Elias Law Group, alleged that “Black and Latino Staten Islanders have less opportunity than other members of the electorate to elect a representative of their choice and influence elections in New York’s 11th Congressional District,” violating New York’s constitution.

The lawsuit alleges that the map doesn’t take into account notable Black and Latino population increases coupled with a white population decline in the House district, which includes southern portions of Brooklyn and all of Staten Island.

The voters are urging for the state’s congressional map, which was

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