Maryland panel votes on recommended new congressional map

November 24, 2021 Leave a comment

A Maryland panel voted to recommend a new congressional map for state lawmakers to consider in a special session next month.

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Nonpartisan redistricting proposal delivered to Hogan

November 5, 2021 Comments Off on Nonpartisan redistricting proposal delivered to Hogan (access required)

A nonpartisan proposal to redraw Maryland's congressional and legislative districts will be forwarded to lawmakers.

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Hogan vows to veto, even sue over gerrymandered redistricting maps

November 2, 2021 Comments Off on Hogan vows to veto, even sue over gerrymandered redistricting maps (access required)

Gov. Larry Hogan speaks to the news media at a breakfast meeting of business leaders and students at Goucher College on Nov. 2, 2021. (Bryan Sears/The Daily Record)

Gov. Larry Hogan vowed Tuesday to veto gerrymandered redistricting maps and even challenge them in court.

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Maryland redistricting panel plans to release draft maps

October 6, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland redistricting panel plans to release draft maps (access required)

A Maryland panel on congressional redistricting will try to have some draft proposals of maps made public next month, the chairman of the commission said.

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Maryland legislative redistricting panel announces hearings

September 1, 2021 Comments Off on Maryland legislative redistricting panel announces hearings (access required)

A Maryland commission on congressional and state legislative redistricting on Tuesday announced 12 public hearings.

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How might redistricting battle play out in Maryland?

August 13, 2021 Comments Off on How might redistricting battle play out in Maryland? (access required)

Larry Hogan, on the steps of the State House in 2017, holds a package of four bills containing proposed reforms to state ethics laws and the redistricting process. Moments after the news conference, Hogan delivered the bills to the House and Senate. (Photo by Bryan Sears.)

The release of 2020 census data provides a clearer picture of Maryland's population. Overall, the population grew by about 7% to nearly 6.8 million people.

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Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs

August 13, 2021 Comments Off on Census data sets up redistricting fight over growing suburbs (access required)

New census data showed rapid growth around some of the nation's largest cities and shrinking population in many rural counties.

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High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map

June 17, 2019 Comments Off on High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map (access required)

Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats, according to a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Justices weigh constitutionality of Maryland district

March 26, 2019 Comments Off on Justices weigh constitutionality of Maryland district (access required)

WASHINGTON – Based on questions and comments from justices Tuesday, Maryland’s currently configured westernmost congressional district appears to stand no chance of survival if the Supreme Court holds unconstitutional the intentional redrawing of a district to favor one political party, ...

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Frosh files final bid to save district as high court date nears

March 19, 2019 Comments Off on Frosh files final bid to save district as high court date nears (access required)

A panel of federal judges failed to draw a “limited and precise” line between permissible and unconstitutionally excessive partisan gerrymandering before striking down the state’s westernmost congressional district as too friendly to Democrats, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh stated ...