The controversial redistricting map developed by the Prince George’s County Council will not go into effect following a decision from Maryland’s Court of Appeals Monday.
In a brief order, Maryland’s top court upheld a circuit judge’s ruling that blocked the council’s map and instead ordered the county to implement one drawn up by an independent commission.
The court heard arguments last week over the plan, which was challenged after the county council passed its own redistricting map by simple resolution instead of treating it as a law. By approving the map as a resolution, the council avoided a potential veto from the county executive.
A group of county residents argued that the council had to pass a law in order to adopt its own plan over one provided by an independent redistricting commission.
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