Hartford, Conn. (WTIC Radio)-After granting one extension, the Connecticut Supreme Court has given the Reapportionment Commission a December 21st deadline to reach agreement on redrawing the state's Congressional District lines and that deadline should be met, said Commission member and State Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven).
The Commission has already established district lines for the State House and State Senate.
The effort to balance the Congressional districts was challenged by Census data delayed by the Trump Administration and Covid issues, Looney said.
Looney also said the state population changed very little (since the last census) with a growth of less than one percent. "However, within the state there were huge pendulum swings. Stamford for instance saw a 10 percent increase and smaller towns in Eastern Connecticut lost ten percent in population."
Looney said the Second Congressional District needs to gain 22-thousand and the Fourth Congressional District needs to shed 25-thousand people.
The Commission failed to meet the original November 30th deadline. But Looney said he's optimistic the new deadline will be reached.
Commission approval is the final step necessary in the process.