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Maryland Redistricting Legal Push | Washington DC News
Governor Wes Moore has called a special legislative session from August 3rd to 5th to tackle Maryland’s congressional redistricting dilemma, sparked by a 2022 court ruling that forced the state to reconsider how it draws congressional boundaries. The session aims to amend the state constitution to clarify that compact and contiguous rules — long thought to apply only to state legislative districts — don’t apply to congressional maps. While the exact bill text isn’t finalized, the goal is to legally remove those constraints for future redistricting, with no new maps drawn during this session —…
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