Construction

§ 127. Construction. a. This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof and to apportion and district this state in compliance with the requirements of law and shall supersede any inconsistent provision of law including but not limited to section three of chapter seventeen of the laws of two thousand twelve.

b. It is intended that this article and the districts described therein completely encompass all the area within the state. It is further intended that the apportionment and districting provided for in this article result in the creation of districts which are substantially equal in population and contain all inhabitants in this state, based on the Federal Census of two thousand twenty, as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of part XX of chapter fifty-seven of the laws of two thousand ten, as amended. It is also intended that no district shall include any of the area included within the description of any other district.

c. The apportionment of assembly districts and senate districts shall be deemed to be separate from each other. The invalidity of the districts contained in one title of this article shall not affect or require the redistricting provided by the other title of this article when the provisions of such other title have been found to be valid by a court of competent jurisdiction.