Andy Harris Blasts Maryland 2028 Redistricting Amendment as Wes Moore Presidential Play
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 7
Andy Harris Blasts Maryland 2028 Redistricting Amendment as Wes Moore Presidential Play
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 7
Summary
Maryland Rep. Andy Harris said Gov. Wes Moore is backing a November ballot amendment to let lawmakers redraw congressional lines before the 2028 election in a bid to wipe out the state's only Republican U.S. House seat.
The proposal would drop constitutional requirements that congressional maps respect natural boundaries and county or municipal lines, giving the Democratic-controlled General Assembly wider latitude while keeping those rules for state legislative districts.
Harris said Moore's public signing ceremony was a political stunt and argued the amendment creates a double standard designed to carve up his Eastern Shore-based 1st District, which he has held since 2011.
A court challenge filed Thursday by the conservative Oversight Project seeks to keep the measure off the ballot, arguing legislative leaders introduced it on Aug. 3 after the state's July 1 deadline for statewide ballot questions.
The fight follows a 2022 ruling that struck down a Democratic congressional map affecting Harris' district; Moore says the amendment answers GOP 'political redlining,' while Harris says he would sue again if a new map is hyper-partisan.