All 150 members of the Democrat-controlled Assembly are due to receive their new districts – and only their districts – in their email inboxes right about now. (In other words, 5 p.m. this afternoon).

The Assembly plans on releasing its full map to the public around noon tomorrow, according to multiple sources, and that’s regardless of whether the GOP-controlled Senate is also ready to go.

It’s still unclear if the Senate is providing its members with a looksee tonight. A majority aide would only say that “every member of the Senate will be briefed before the lines are released.” The Assembly and Senate are “more or less” on the same timetable, according to sources from both houses who have been involved in the process.

But what is clear is that negotiations are still going on between the Assembly, Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Sources familiar with the matter say a Constitutional amendment that would create a new and independent redistricting process for the 2020 Census (in other words, in time for the 2022 elections) is on the table.

Goo-goos are still holding out hope for some iota of independence this year, but time is quickly running out. One goo-goo insisted to Liz B. today that the veto option “remains on the table” for Cuomo, but it’s hard to see how he would be really tough on the Legislature if both houses cut a deal for 2020.

Already we are getting some news is leaking out via Jimmy Vielkind at CapCon, who reports Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (a Republican) and Bob Reilly (a Democrat) will be switching towns. Reilly tells Jimmy he may not seek re-election as a result.

Today has been a day of chasing ghosts as news on redistricting has literally changed by the hour. Originally maps were expected first thing this morning. Then the timetable was moved to noon. Then later 3 p.m.

Finally, multiple sources confirmed that the standalone districts, without any context as to what the neighboring districts might look like, were to be blasted out via email to Assembly members late this afternoon.

Assemblyman Jack McEneny, (whose district will pick up the town of Bethlehem and lose some portions of rural Albany County, as per Jimmy), who I literally chased into an elevator at the Capitol just now, said he believed the Senate was on the same timetable as his chamber. He would not elaborate on what caused today’s multiple delays.

“It’s not a technical problem on our end, or the Senate,” he said.

The leaves Cuomo. But his spokesman earlier today would not confirm the status of negotiations.

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