Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said the state Senate intends to advance a constitutional amendment allowing mid-decade congressional redistricting, reversing his months-long opposition.
He cited a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April that limited the use of race in drawing district lines, as a result of which several states redrew districts.
“Maryland must respond as the ground shifts under us,” Ferguson said in a statement provided to media outlets on May 22. “I’m in active conversations with my caucus about a special session and constitutional amendment to address the 2022 Maryland court redistricting decision and new U.S. Supreme Court VRA [Voting Rights Act] decision, with the aim of putting this before Maryland voters in November.”…
Maryland Senate President Reverses on Mid-Decade Redistricting
