Delegates Announce Petition Drive On Redistricting
Some Maryland lawmakers want to put the state's congressional redistricting map on the ballot in November to give voters a chance to reject it.
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Some Maryland lawmakers want to put the state's congressional redistricting map on the ballot in November to give voters a chance to reject it.
A U.S. District Court Judge has rejected a challenge to the Maryland congressional redistricting plan proposed by the governor and approved by the General Assembly last fall.
Maryland's General Assembly has passed a measure that redistricts five Somerset County commissioner districts.
Several lawmakers and residents espoused their concerns about a proposed legislative redistricting map for 188 seats in the Maryland General Assembly on Thursday, with some taking issue with how the district lines have been drawn to represent the state's minorities.
A member of an advisory committee on legislative redistricting in Maryland has pleaded guilty to failing to pay employment taxes in connection with his ownership of a Maryland company, prompting the executive director of the Maryland Republican Party on Thursday to question the integrity of the state's redistricting process.
Gov. Martin O'Malley says he will be weighing public comments to a proposed legislative redistricting map for the Maryland General Assembly, but he isn't expecting to make many changes.
As a three-judge panel heard arguments about whether Maryland's redistricting map dilutes the African-American vote, one of those judges said Tuesday he doesn't believe a case has been made to require a third black-majority congressional district.
An advisory panel on redistricting for seats in the Maryland General Assembly released a proposed map on Friday that panel members say was designed to reflect an increase in the state's minority population in the 2010 census.
A hearing has been scheduled in federal court for a lawsuit against Maryland's congressional redistricting map.
The chief judge for the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has named a three-judge panel to hear a lawsuit against Maryland's congressional redistricting map.
A Frederick County commissioner has filed a lawsuit challenging Maryland's redistricting map.
A group representing black voters has filed a civil rights lawsuit in hopes of changing Maryland's recently approved congressional map for the next 10 years.
A Maryland man has sued over Gov. Martin O'Malley's congressional redistricting map.
Governor O'Malley signed a new Maryland congressional district map into law, setting the stage for a fight over a congressional seat long held by a Western Maryland Republican.
State Sen. Rob Garagiola says he's getting close to announcing whether he will run for Congress.
Who can you vote for in 2012? You may have to look it up. Maryland's new Congressional District map gets approval in the House of Delegates Wednesday after the Senate passed it Tuesday.
The Maryland Senate approved Democratic Gov. Martin O'Malley's congressional redistricting plan on a 33-13 vote on Tuesday, and Democrats said the new map reflects necessary demographic changes while Republicans contended it favors party politics over the people.
Gov. Martin O'Malley defended his congressional redistricting map on Monday as balanced and fair, as lawmakers gathered for a special session to vote on new districts for the state's eight representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade.
Maryland Rep. Donna Edwards has submitted an alternative congressional redistricting map that she says addresses concerns about diluting minority voting strength.
Maryland's congressional redistricting process this year has shown it's getting harder for Democrats to make gains against Republicans in the state's eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled his congressional redistricting map Saturday, avoiding significant changes to an advisory panel plan that maintains two black-majority districts.
Legislation containing Maryland redistricting plans that are different from Gov. Martin O'Malley's proposal will get full hearings in a special session next week.
House Speaker Michael Busch says lawmakers will discuss options for trying to increase jobs in Maryland during next week's special session on congressional redistricting, but legislation aimed at spurring job growth won't be taken on until the regular 90-day session in January.
A Republican state lawmaker from western Maryland will be advocating a congressional redistricting plan backed by a minority political action committee.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has formally announced that a special session on congressional redistricting will begin next week.
