Posts Tagged ‘gerrymandering’
Maryland’s Highest Court Rejects Challenge To Legislative Map
The Maryland Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld the state’s legislative map and turns down three challenges to it.The order affirms findings of a special magistrate who heard the case that challenged the map, which was was passed by the Democratic-controlled General Assembly earlier this year. For an interactive map of legislative districts, please CLICK HERE…
Read MoreVIDEO | Md. Congressional Map Becomes Law, But What’s Next?
“A tremendous victory for Democracy” is how Maryland Governor Larry Hogan described the development that led to final enactment of a Congressional district map.Hogan, House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson signed the legislation creating the map into law after Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh dropped an appeal of a court ruling that…
Read MoreMd. Primary Election Moved To July 19th As Redistricting Fights Continue
Uncertainty over redistricting has led to a change in the date of the 2022 Maryland primary election.The Maryland Court of Appeals has moved the primary from June 28th to July 19th. Candidates who faced a deadline to file this Friday now have until April 15th. To read the order, please CLICK HERE A challenge to…
Read MoreMd. Citizens Redistricting Commission Releases Final Report
The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission has explained the reasoning behind the development of congressional and legislative maps it produced after months of examination, hearings and feedback. In a final report presented to Governor Larry Hogan, the Commission said its maps “embody good redistricting principles, including compactness, minimal splits of counties and municipalities, and a highly…
Read MoreMd. Gov. Hogan Delivers Proposed District Maps To General Assembly
On the first day of the 90-day Maryland General Assembly session, Governor Larry Hogan Wednesday dropped off a set of proposed legislative district maps produced by the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission. 鈥淭hese fair maps call for districts that are geographically compact, that do not take into account how citizens are registered to vote, how they…
Read MoreQuestions Arise About Public Comment Ahead Of Md. Special Session On Redistricting
Marylanders have the opportunity to testify during a General Assembly special session next week, but one group says the process of submitting comment is not very inviting. Governor Larry Hogan Thursday encouraged support for the fair maps聽he has transmitted to the Maryland General Assembly on behalf of the聽Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission. 鈥淕errymandering has rightly been…
Read MoreMd. Citizens Redistricting Panel To Vote On Final Maps
The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission is getting set for its final meeting, at which it’s expected to vote on proposed maps of congressional and legislative districts. The commission said more than 4,100 people took part in one of its 35 hearings that were held virtually and over social media. Final maps are already available at…
Read MoreMd. Citizens Redistricting Commission Begins New Round Of Hearings
The Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission starts a second round of virtual meetings this week to hear from Marylanders about the re-drawing of legislative and congressional district maps for the 2022 elections. One virtual meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. Thursday. Citizens who have their own maps for submission should already have done so at least 24…
Read MoreHogan Pushes Reform In Redistricting Process
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Wednesday proposed formation of Maryland’s first independent citizens redistricting commission, which would replace what he called the partisan, backdoor manner in which power brokers have drawn legislative and congressional districts. The panel, formed by executive order, would consist of nine people – three Democrats, three independents, three Republicans and six citizens…
Read MoreDelaware bill seeks to end partisan gerrymandering
A bill that will be soon be circulated for sponsorship in the House of Representatives seeks to end the biased, one-party system Delaware uses to redraw the boundaries of legislative districts each decade. As required by the U.S. Constitution, every ten years a national census counts every American citizen. Following the count, the district lines…
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