Maryland’s new legislative map will stand, the Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
The Court of Appeals affirmed a report from Special Magistrate Alan M. Wilner recommending that the map remain in place, even in the face of a handful of challenges from Republican voters in the state.
That means that the already-delayed primary election day will remain on July 19, and that a General Assembly candidate needs to live in their district by May 8 to run in the November general election.
The Court of Appeals also ordered Wednesday that the candidate filing deadline will remain on Friday at 9 p.m. and that the deadline to withdraw a candidacy will be Monday.
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