Maryland Voters Decide Redistricting | Washington DC News

Washington DC News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 4, 2026 · 1m

Maryland’s push to redraw congressional districts is heating up—this time with a ballot measure headed to voters in November. After passing the House, it now faces the Senate, and if approved, would overhaul how districts are drawn, aligning state rules with federal standards. This isn’t the first attempt this year—it’s the second—and comes amid national debates over gerrymandering. Democrats frame it as fixing legal flaws from 2020, when a judge ruled the old map was an extreme partisan gerrymander. Republicans, however, see it as a political power play designed to weaken rural voices and…