Maryland Republicans challenging a proposed state constitutional amendment on how congressional districts are drawn won an initial courtroom skirmish Wednesday, when an Anne Arundel County Circuit judge found multiple legal problems with how lawmakers passed the bill and the wording of a proposed ballot question.
The 10-page decision Wednesday from Judge Robert J. Thompson comes almost 24 hours after the conclusion of a daylong hearing in Annapolis that focused on process and whether or not lawmakers erred as they rushed a constitutional amendment to Maryland voters.
In his ruling, Thompson said that while the Maryland Constitution imposes no blackout period for when it can propose a constitutional amendment, that power is ultimately governed by the calendar as well as laws it has passed.
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