Maryland lawmakers considering steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028
The proposal would let lawmakers redraw U.S. House districts and could help Democrats gain one seat by 2028, officials said.
- On Monday, the Maryland General Assembly began a special session to consider a constitutional amendment allowing lawmakers to redraw congressional districts, potentially helping Democrats gain an additional U.S. House seat by 2028.
- This session represents a new phase in a national redistricting battle that began a year ago, when President Donald Trump urged Republican-led states to redraw congressional districts to help maintain a slim House majority.
- House Minority Leader Jason Buckel criticized witness testimony limits as a "brief and meaningless formality," while Rep. Andy Harris called the proposal "gerrymandering that this constitutional amendment sets up."
- If approved by a three-fifths vote of both chambers, the amendment would go before voters in the Nov. 3 general election, as Gov. Wes Moore casts the move as an urgent necessity.
- After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in late April, Senate President Bill Ferguson said his views shifted, prompting him to support the measure despite blocking a similar redistricting initiative earlier this year.
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The Southern Maryland ChronicleLawmakers convene for what leaders hope is quick work on a redistricting bill
Maryland lawmakers will return to the State House on Aug 3. to begin a short special session. (Photo by William J. Ford/Maryland Matters)Maryland lawmakers are expected to come out of the special session that starts Monday with legislation asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment affecting the way the state draws its congressional district boundaries. Debate will be tightly controlled and legislative leaders hope to be done before Wed…
Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028 - The Boston Globe
The General Assembly will begin debate on a proposed constitutional amendment intended to give Democrats greater latitude to draw congressional maps favoring their party, which currently represents seven of the state’s eight House districts.
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Maryland lawmakers to consider steps toward partisan redistricting for 2028
Maryland lawmakers are set to kick off a special session to consider a first step in a partisan redistricting initiative that could help Democrats pick up an additional U.S.
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