Maryland Court Blocks 2028 Redistricting Measure From November Ballot Over July 1 Deadline
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Maryland Court Blocks 2028 Redistricting Measure From November Ballot Over July 1 Deadline
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
A Maryland circuit judge barred Democrats from placing a congressional redistricting amendment on the November ballot, stopping a plan that would have let lawmakers redraw maps before the 2028 elections.
Judge Robert Thompson ruled the measure missed state ballot deadlines after Democrats submitted it after a July 1 certification cutoff set by a law they passed earlier this year.
The amendment would have scrapped requirements that districts be compact and follow natural boundaries, potentially opening the way to reshape Republican Rep. Andy Harris's seat; Democrats already hold 7 of Maryland's 8 districts.
Maryland Senate Republicans hailed the ruling as an election-law victory, while the fight fits a broader 2026 midterm map war after similar clashes in Virginia, Texas, California and Georgia.