N.Y. State Law § 127: 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.