State Sen. Liz Krueger recently called for redistricting reform, along with Republican colleague John Bonacic, who represents parts of Delaware, Ulster, and Sullivan counties. 

Good government groups often complain that one of the major obstacles to Albany reform is the process of drawing legislative districts.  Currently, the State Senate and Assembly can draw their own districts, with the only real restriction being that each district should hold approximately the same number of people.  The result of this process is the creation of oddly shaped and sometime non-contiguous districts based on party enrollment. 

"Drawing districts based on party preference has been the standard of Albany politics for far too long," Krueger said.  "This process undermines the very foundation of the democracy we are elected to uphold.  We can no longer allow partisanship to exploit a system that only serves to disenfranchise votes, protect incumbents and consolidate their own power."