Ellis Demands Redistricting Vote, Walks Off Senate Floor in Protest

Ellis demands redistricting vote, walks off Senate floor in protest

Sen. Arthur Ellis (D-Charles) left the Senate floor in protest Thursday after demanding that Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) allow a vote on a congressional redistricting billthat is bottled up in committee. (Photo Bryan P. Sears/Maryland Matters)The debate over congressional redistricting heated up Thursday as one Democratic senator demanded the full Senate be allowed to vote on the proposal, before storming off the floor. Sen…

Lone state senator protests Ferguson's decision over redistricting bill

A Maryland senator staged a protest, during a quorum call, until lawmakers vote on a midcycle congressional redistricting bill.

Maryland Democrat leaves Senate floor in protest amid redistricting stall

Sen. Arthur Ellis says he will not be voting in the Senate until the chamber takes up a new Congressional map, but his protest did not sway the Senate President.

Maryland senator lodges one-man protest to push for redistricting vote

Maryland state Sen. Arthur Ellis, a Charles County Democrat, said he won’t record his attendance during the Senate’s sessions as a symbol of his displeasure with Senate President Bill Ferguson’s plan to stall a congressional redistricting map that’s favorable to Democrats.