Maryland Court Stalls Proposed Redistricting Amendment Amidst Political Controversy
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A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections.
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PBS NewsHourDemocratic-backed Maryland redistricting amendment can't go on November ballot, court rules A Maryland court has ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that could have paved the way for Democrats to redraw the state's congressional districts ahead of the 2028 elections.
The HillJudge blocks Democrats redistricting push in Maryland A Maryland judge Wednesday blocked an effort that would have proposed a constitutional amendment to redraw the state’s congressional districts to residents, marking another setback for Democratic redistricting efforts. Judge Robert Thompson ruled against House Bill 2100 — signed into law by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Aug. 5 — calling the wording in…
New York PostWASHINGTON — Democrats were dealt a blow Wednesday after a Maryland state court shot down a constitutional amendment to advance their redistricting plan aimed at picking up one seat.
New York TimesMaryland Judge Blocks Democratic Redistricting Measure A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.
Washington TimesAn Anne Arundel County judge ruled Wednesday that Maryland Democrats’ congressional redistricting initiative cannot be put to voters on November’s general election ballot.
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Democrats already control seven of Maryland’s eight congressional seats. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore called lawmakers into a special session in August with a goal of making it easier to claim that final seat.
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Washington TimesBut Mr. Moore said an appeal is necessary as Maryland looks to have all eight of its congressional seats filled by Democrats.
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Thompson also ruled that lawmakers used “intentionally misleading” wording in the ballot question by stating that it merely “clarifies” the Constitution’s redistricting standards. And Thompson said the amendment violates a single-issue requirement in the Constitution by also including a provision that would give the state Supreme Court original jurisdiction in lawsuits over congressional redistricting.
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Washington TimesJudge Thompson said part of the proposed ballot language was misleading because it suggested that Maryland’s constitutional rules on legislative districts applied to state offices but not federal offices.
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01 New York Post On Wednesday, US District Court Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee based in Boston, lifted the final injunction on that executive order.
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02 Associated Press Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert Thompson ruled that lawmakers violated their own deadlines for ballot measures. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed a law signed by Moore that set a July 1 deadline for the secretary of state to certify summaries of all statewide ballot questions to the Maryland State Board of Elections.
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03 Washington Times “Because the legislature did not follow the very laws it enacted, the court finds the enactment of HB2100 to be legally deficient,” the judge wrote.
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