The Eastern Shore district of U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, a Maryland Republican, would be redrawn under a proposed map of Maryland's congressional districts.
Maryland's proposed new congressional map, drawn after a judge rejected a previous effort as "extreme" gerrymandering, substantially changes the political landscape while keeping counties and cities more intact.
Maryland's proposed new congressional map, drawn after a judge rejected a previous effort as "extreme" gerrymandering, substantially changes the political landscape while keeping counties and cities more intact.
Facing a court deadline, the Maryland Senate on Tuesday quickly approved a hastily redrawn congressional map on a party-line vote, and House passage is expected Wednesday. A judge still must sign off.
A Maryland judge tossed out a map of the state’s congressional districts Friday and ordered legislators to draw a new one after ruling the map was subject to “extreme partisan gerrymandering.”