Efforts to redraw Maryland’s congressional map could be getting new momentum.
The Baltimore Sun reports top Democratic leaders have quietly developed plans to take up redistricting in a mid-July special session.
If both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly approve the redistricting plan with three-fifths majorities, a proposed amendment to the state constitution will appear on the November ballot. The new map would take effect ahead of the 2028 election.
The amendment would reverse a 2022 ruling from Senior State Circuit Court Judge Lynne Battaglia that struck down a congressional map designed to favor Democrats, said Mennatalla Ibrahim, a reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
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