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		CO-CHAIRMEN 
		Dean G. Skelos 
		Senator
		 
		
		William Parment 
		Assemblyman
		 
		  
		
		MEMBERS 
		Richard A. Dollinger 
		Senator
		 
		
		Chris Ortloff 
		Assemblyman 
		 
		
		Mark A. Bonilla, Esq.
		 
		
		Roman Hedges 
		 
		  
		
		CO-EXECUTIVE 
		DIRECTORS 
		Debra A. Levine
		 
		Lewis M. Hoppe
		  
		
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		Public Notice 
		
		 
		On April 30, 2002 the Legislature submitted its proposed Senate and Assembly 
		redistricting plans to the U.S. Justice Department for preclearance under Section 
		5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982. Copies of the submission, 
		including the Legislature’s written supporting memorandum, exhibits that 
		accompany it, and several volumes of appendices will be available for public 
		inspection at:
		 
		
			
				
				NYS Legislative Task Force on Demographic 
				Research and Reapportionment 
				250 Broadway, 22nd Floor, Room 2225 
				New York, NY 10007 
				(212) 312-1551  · (212) 312-1462 
				Monday –  Friday  9:00 – 5:00 
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		The submission will also be available for public inspection at the following libraries. 
		Please contact the Task Force or the library nearest you to confirm the availability of 
		this material.
		 
		
			
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				 Albany 
				New York State Library 
				Document Section 
				6th Floor 
				Cultural Education Center 
				Empire State Plaza 
				Albany, NY 12230 
				(518) 474-5355 
				www.nysl.nysed.gov/ 
				Hours: 	Monday - Friday 9-5 
				
				
				 Bronx 
				Bronx Reference Center 
				2556 Bainbridge Avenue 
				Bronx, NY 10458 
				(718) 579-4244 
				www.nypl.org/branch/ 
				Hours: 	Monday & Wednesday 10–8 
				Tuesday & Thursday 10–6 
				Friday 12–6 
				Saturday 10–5 
				Sunday 1–5
				
				
				 Nassau 
				Levittown Public Library 
				1 Bluegrass Lane 
				Levittown, NY 11756-1292 
				(516) 731-5728 
				www.nassaulibrary.org/levtown 
				Hours: 	Monday – Friday 9–9 
				Saturday 9–5
				
				
				 New York 
				Mid-Manhattan Public Library 
				History and Social Science Department 
				455 Fifth Avenue, 5th Floor 
				New York, NY 10016 
				(212) 340-0833 
				www.nypl.org/branch/ 
				Hours:	Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday 9–9 
				Tuesday 11–7 
				Friday & Saturday 10–6 
				
				
				 Queens 
				Queens Borough Public Library 
				Social Sciences Division 
				89-11 Merrick Boulevard 
				Jamaica, NY 11432 
				(718) 990-0700 
				www.queenslibrary.org 
				Hours: Monday – Friday 10–9 
				Saturday 10–5:30 
				
				
				 Richmond 
				St. George Library Center 
				5 Central Avenue 
				Staten Island, NY 10301 
				(718) 442-8560 
				www.nypl.org/branch/ 
				Hours:	Monday 12–8 
				Tuesday, Wednesday,	& Friday 10–6 
				Thursday 10–8 
				Saturday 10–5
				
				
				 Rochester 
				Rochester Public Library 
				Business and Government Division 
				115 South Avenue 
				Rochester, NY 14604 
				(716) 428-8130 
				http://mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us 
				Hours: 	Monday & Thursday 9–9 
				Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday 9–6 
				Saturday 9–5
				
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				Buffalo 
				Buffalo and Erie County Public Library System 
				1 Lafayette Square 
				Buffalo, NY 14203-1887 
				(716) 858-8900 
				www.buffalolib.org 
				Hours: 	Monday – Saturday 8:30–6 
				Thursday 8:30–8
				
				
				 Kings 
				Brooklyn Public Library 
				Society, Sciences, and Technology Division 
				Grand Army Plaza 
				Brooklyn, NY 11238 
				(718) 230-2100 
				www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org 
				Hours: 	Monday–Thursday 9–8 
				Friday & Saturday 9–6 
				Sunday 1–5
				
				
				 Suffolk 
				Patchogue-Medford Library 
				54-60 East Main Street 
				Patchogue, NY 11772 
				(631) 654-4700 
				www.pml.suffolk.lib.ny.us 
				Hours:	Monday – Friday 9:30–9 
				Saturday 9:30–5:30 
				Sunday 1–5 
				(October 1 – May 20)
				
				
				 Westchester 
				White Plains Public Library 
				100 Martine Avenue 
				White Plains, NY 10601 
				(914) 422-1480 
				www.wppl.lib.ny.us 
				Hours: 	Monday – Thursday 10–9 
				Friday 10–6 
				Saturday 1–5
				
				
					
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						Comments…
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						Comments or questions about the submission may be directed to:
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						Chief, Voting Section 
						Civil Rights Division 
						Room 7254 – NWB 
						Department of Justice 
						950 Pennsylvania Ave.,  NW 
						Washington, D.C. 20530
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						The envelope and first page should be marked: Comment under Section 5 of 
						the Voting Rights Act.
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						Notice available in other languages…
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						Copies of this notice will also be made available for distribution in 
						Spanish and Chinese from the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research 
						and Reapportionment by calling (212) 618-1100 or by visiting our Web site at 
						www.latfor.state.ny.us 
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