Maryland Sets August 3-5 Session for 2028 Redistricting Amendment
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 7
Maryland Sets August 3-5 Session for 2028 Redistricting Amendment
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 7
Summary
August 3-5 will mark Maryland’s first formal step toward redrawing congressional lines before the 2028 election, with lawmakers set to vote on a constitutional amendment.
The amendment could let the General Assembly make partisan mid-decade map changes and, if it clears both chambers, send the question to voters in November.
Gov. Wes Moore backed the move as necessary to protect voters and fair representation, after resisting inaction while national voting-rights fights intensified.
The plan is narrower than earlier Democratic pushes to redraw in time for the 2026 midterms, after Senate President Bill Ferguson argued that a faster move risked violating the state constitution.
That caution reflects Maryland’s recent legal setbacks: a Democratic-backed 2022 congressional map was struck down, pushing leaders to seek a clearer path for 2028.