Maryland Supreme Court Greenlights Vote On Democrats’ 2028 Gerrymandering Plan
The Maryland Supreme Court on Thursday gave Democrats a victory in the state’s protracted redistricting battle, allowing the Legislature’s proposed amendment on redistricting that party leaders want to clear the way for a 2028 gerrymander to appear before voters in November.
If approved by voters on Election Day, it will prevent future Democratic redraws from being subjected to strict compactness and geographic standards that undid their last attempt at an 8-0 map in 2022.
Democrats in the state Legislature passed the amendment last month. But their effort was almost immediately challenged in the courts. Last week, a state judge blocked it from the midterm election ballot, pending a final decision by the state Supreme Court, declaring the referendum language “legally deficient” and arguing that the legislature failed to follow constitutional protocol.
But the state Supreme Court cleared the way for the proposed amendment to appear in the fall. It was not a complete victory for Democrats, however; the court rewrote the Legislature's originally proposed ballot language.
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