Senate president signals potential for special session on redistricting

Senate president signals potential for special session on redistricting

It appears the roadblock to redistricting in Maryland may give way.

Ferguson opens door to redistricting, slightly, in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Saying “the rules have changed” since the U.S. Supreme Court last month “gutted the Voting Rights Act,” Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said Friday he’s talking with Democratic senators about calling a special session to address the state’s…

Ferguson opens the door to redistricting, slightly, in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Gov. Wes Moore (D), Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D), from left, at a 2024 news conference. Moore and Ferguson have butted heads over redistricting this year, but Ferguson said Friday he is reconsidering the issue. (File photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters)Saying “the rules have changed” since the U.S. Supreme Court last month “gutted the Voting Rights Act,” Maryland Senate President…

Maryland Senate Democrats will convene to discuss redistricting special session

Senate President Bill Ferguson says he will convene his caucus to discuss a constitutional amendment related to redistricting, but a new Congressional map before the 2026 election remains unlikely.